Dumitriu talked about her cutting-edge art practice which fuses biology and digital technologies; from epigenetics to bio-inspired underwater robots; interactive installations that model antibiotic resistance to sculptural or textile installations that incorporate DNA; and synthetic biology to pathogenic bacteria.

Together Dumitriu, Bourne-Farrell and Kerr discussed the background to the "Manna: Epigenetics, Conflict and Intergenerational Trauma", the ideas behind the work, their collaborative process and how the work came to be commissioned for the Science Gallery Bengaluru's current exhibition CALORIE.

Pioneering British Bio Artist Anna Dumitriu works at the intersection science, and technology, to create sculptures, digital installations and textile works. Her work links historical narratives to contemporary science, exploring infectious disease, genomics, antibiotic resistance and synthetic biology. Her works are developed through deep collaborations with researchers often involving hands-on laboratory work.

She exhibits internationally at venues including ZKM, Ars Electronica, Kunstlerhaus Vienna, HeK Basel, the 6th Guangzhou Triennial, BOZAR, The History of Science Museum Oxford, and the Picasso Museum. Her work is held in collections including ZKM, Eden Project, and the Science Museum London. She is a leading influential voice in BioArt, exploring complex issues in science and medicine and their cultural and societal impacts.

Dumitriu holds research fellowships at NIHR Leeds, The Wellcome Sanger Institute, The University of Hertfordshire and Cranfield University. She also holds an artist-in residence role with Modernising Medical Microbiology at the University of Oxford.

https://annadumitriu.co.uk/

This is the video of the talk: https://youtu.be/NdzvjdHZPTA?si=wJnWu4edbE7WadEG

Emotional film about the Dutch Hunger Winter (1944/45) can be seen in the link as follows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rTom2mxLJI

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