From Fungi to the Planet, Complex Systems in Science and Art

Workshop with CSUSM STEAM Ambassadors: 10:30-11:30 AM

Panel Discussion with UCI Treseder Lab and Beall Center: 12-1 PM

Join a panel of scientific and artistic thinkers for a deep look at the roles of fungi on the planet and microscopic elements within complex systems. The visiting Treseder Lab of UC Irvine examines fungi’s layered relationship to planetary life and discusses how fungi mediate and connect distant ecosystems. David Familian introduces life webs and AI as complex systems, a topic that comes to focus in the art exhibition, Future Tense: Art, Complexity, and Uncertainty. Artists in residence with the Beall Center’s Black Box Projects working with the Treseder Lab, art collective Cesar & Lois introduce their ecosystem-based artwork that articulates fungal respiration and bioelectric signaling. Moving across perspectives in art and science, the panelists reframe how we picture the planet.

Scientists from The Treseder Lab include Dr. Kathleen Treseder and researchers Eduardo Misael Choreno Parra and Melanie Taleen Hacopian. David Familian is artistic director of Beall Center for Art + Technology at UC Irvine. CSUSM Professor Lucy HG Solomon and Brazil-based Professor at UNICAMP Cesar Baio make up art collective Cesar & Lois.

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Pricing

CSUSM Students: FREE
Community: $5
Faculty/Staff/Alumni: FREE

Photo Credits:

Mushroom: Cesar and Lois

Workshop: STEAM Ambassador

Individuals with disabilities, who would like to attend this event, please contact Gina Jones ([email protected]) regarding any special accommodation needs. It is requested that individuals requiring auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify the event sponsor at least seven working days in advance. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

California State University San Marcos, USU Ballroom, 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, United States