HYBRID MEETINGS

hYbrid meetings were created to gather artists, scientists, social scientists, philosophers, and the general public from around the globe to meet once a year in a public event to share ideas on the cross sections of science and art.

Each event has a central theme and the hYbrid team tries its best to gather an interdisciplinary group of people to share their thoughts and experiences on the subject.

Its current format encompasses one-day event held at Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis (MNSR), Porto, usually late Spring or early Summer.

These meetings are the result of the collaborative effort of the Ectopia project and the Associate Laboratory IBMC.INEB, especially the Office for Science Communication (OSC) team, and all the other partnerships we develop every year that help funding these events.

hYbrid: Reflections on Science and Art is the second meeting of a series of Science and Art meetings we are planning to organise. Last year’s meeting, Culturas de Fronteira ou Intersecções de Arte e Ciência, promoted the creation of an international network aiming to exchange experiences and know-how within these areas.

In this year’s edition, we are focusing on different ethical perspectives of Science and Art collaborations, particularly in relation to the Life Sciences. We have thought of 3 distinct moments of reflection to discuss the differences, similarities, cross sections, juxtapositions in artists and scientists’ objectives, sensibilities and background knowledge:

1) Hybrids will present some projects that deal with different subjects, a portrait of life, and human, animal and cellular interactions

2) Reflections will be centred on laboratory experiences

3) Boundaries, will focus on the impact of Art and Science interactions in society

Additionally, we are organising an exhibition to display works of some of our guest speakers and other artists, aiming at reflecting the central theme of this year meeting and bringing closer to the public science and art creations.