Collaborations at the intersection of art, science and technology. Join our conversations and discover how these different fields collaborate and inspire each other. Composed as three mini-series, the second season of the ‘Art meets...’ podcast brings together artists, cultural practitioners, scientists and experts from institutions worldwide discussing the conditions of fruitful transdisciplinary collaboration and sharing insights into art-science projects in which they have been involved or have enabled. The podcast ‘Art meets...’ was launched as part of the foundation’s 'Art, Science and Technology' focus (2021-2024 Federal Cultural Policy Statement), which supports collaboration, exchange and production between these three fields. After the first season in 2021, the podcast is now going into its second and final round. The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia – support, connect, inspire. As the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia promotes contemporary, professional art and culture of national interest. Pro Helvetia supports the creation and dissemination of contemporary, professional art from Switzerland, as well as cultural exchange both within the country and abroad. In addition to the head office in Zurich, the foundation is represented internationally by its branch offices.
« Art meets… » is the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia’s first podcast series : from artistic residencies to field trips to glaciers, from astronomical observatories to artist’s studios : join our conversations between artists and members of the scientific community and discover how these different fields collaborate and inspire each other.
22/09/2021 • 00:59
Artist Rohini Devasher and astrophotographer Ajay Talwar, both based in India, discuss the different expeditions they have undertaken together and the challenges of their collaboration in the field.
06/10/2021 • 16:11
Artist Isabel Lewis and smell researcher Sissel Tolaas discuss their long-standing collaboration and how they integrate scent into their performances and create unique experiences.
20/10/2021 • 19:09
Swiss author Sabine Harbeke and scientist Margit Schwikowski collaborated in the PolARTS programme. They discuss the challenges of working at very high altitudes and transferring the outcome of ice drilling into a play.
03/11/2021 • 15:47
Drawing on her experiences during her Artist-in-Labs residency in Zurich, South African artist Miranda Moss talks to Swiss scientist Oliver Jäggi. They explain their passion for mechatronics and how they are both working on the same composition despite being geographically separated.
17/11/2021 • 18:09
Indian artist Yashas Shetty and Japanese bioengineer Sachiko Hirosue are mainly interested in critical territories where science intersects with society. They will discuss the Scientist-in-Residency programme as well as bio-design and the Hackteria project.
01/12/2021 • 18:55
Argentine musician Sebastián Verea collaborates with Jorge Viñuales, Professor of Environmental Studies. In this episode, they explore the transformation of scientific climate data and its transfer into a sound installation.
16/12/2021 • 18:09
In this episode, the AATB collective and senior researcher Hannes Mayer explore in a first-time meeting the concept of non-industrial robotics as well as their common ambitions for a successful future collaboration.
30/12/2021 • 19:35
During a hike on site in Val d’Hérens (CH), where a scientific team installed their camp for several weeks, artist Maëlle Cornut and Dr Gianalberto Losapio discuss their field work from a scientific and artistic perspective while witnessing the melting of the Mont Miné glacier.
30/09/2024 • 16:47
Maëlle Cornut (visual artist) and Dr Gianalberto Losapio (environmental scientist) explain their motivation to collaborate at the intersection of arts and science within the PolARTS programme. Also, they talk about their upcoming joint field trips to the Ferpècle and Mont Miné glaciers in the Swiss Alps.
30/09/2024 • 13:10
Seraina Rohrer (former Head of Innovation & Society at Pro Helvetia) and Danièle Rod (Executive Director, Swiss Polar Institute), the initiators of PolARTS, recall why they initiated the programme and discuss what makes an art-science collaboration fruitful.
30/09/2024 • 21:05
After the joint field trip to the Brazilian Amazon, the artists, scientists and curators look back on the collaboration, reflecting its lasting impact on their practices and discussing intentions and expectations for the upcoming field trips to Chilean Patagonia and the Swiss Alps.
07/10/2024 • 18:05
The curators Lilian Fraiji (BRA), María Luisa Murillo (CHI), and Irène Hediger (CH) talk about their motivation to bring artists and scientists together, as well as their aim to create spaces within ‘Fungi Cosmology’ where experts with diverse backgrounds and from different disciplines can enter into dialogue.
07/10/2024 • 14:17
The scientists Martina Peter (CH) and Patricia Silva Flores (CHI) and the artists Jorgge Menna Barreto (BRA) and Maya Minder (CH) recall their experiences during a joint field trip to the Brazilian Amazon as part of ‘Fungi Cosmology’, a project bringing together science and arts professionals from Brazil, Chile, and Switzerland.
07/10/2024 • 14:22
Kaldi Moss, multidisciplinary artist from India and former resident at Khoj, shares highlights from past and current projects. The artist shows creative practices around spatial sound, interactive installations and experimental concerts that go beyond the conventional boundaries of art and science.
09/10/2024 • 14:18
Pooja Sood, Director of Khoj, a contemporary arts organisation in New Delhi and Akshay Pathak, former Head of Pro Helvetia New Delhi, give insights into the region’s art scene and into cultural exchange and artistic collaboration between South Asia and Switzerland.
09/10/2024 • 14:35
Indian artist Rohini Devasher, who took part in the Connect India Residency at CERN, talks about her fascination for science and how she aims to apply scientific methodology to her artistic practice.
09/10/2024 • 15:27
