Raaz: A Multimedia Bio-art Installation

Can a poem be alive? Can we drink poetry?

In this event, we explore these ideas through a bioart project. Raaz is a multimedia installation with a poetry-infused bottle of wine surrounded by audio-visual representations of a 14th-century Persian poem on transformation. The transgenic yeast used to make the wine included an encoding of the poem. The installation creates a meditative space surrounded by microscopic images of the yeast and ambient audio that combines a reading of the poem, its Morse code, and an original bass flute melody.

During the event you can experience Raaz in-person, hear about the artists’ process and motivations in their opening talk, and participate in a hands-on agar art activity for individuals of all ages!