Round Table »On the Fabrication of Organs: Vascular Structures, Medical Needs and Critical Speculations«

The Round Table »On the Fabrication of Organs: Vascular Structures, Medical Needs and Critical Speculations« continues the format series accompanying the exhibition »Design Lab #13: Material Legacies« at Kunstgewerbemuseum.

The Round Tables represent each of the exhibiting projects and the involved researchers and artists in a moderated dialogue with guests from different disciplines. The format brings a variety of perspectives to the exhibited works, its material legacies and entangled discourses and invites the public to engage.

On 12 January, Emile de Visscher and Igor Sauer will discuss their work with the artist, designer, and writer Lyndsey Walsh. Moderated by Martin Müller.

Vascular structures are paradigmatic examples of the biological realm. Organs, corals, or mycelium all exhibit complex tubular geometries which optimize exchanges and provide room for healing, evolution and activity. Although slow to grow, these systems are extremely efficient and rely on little energy compared to mechanical or electrical alternatives. Vascularization explores di‰fferent methods to generate vascular structures in biocompatible materials. It sparked from the scientiŠfic work of Igor Sauer, surgeon and Head of the Experimental Surgery Lab at Charité Hospital, and Marie Weinhart, biochemist at Freie Universität Berlin, who collaborate to Šnd innovative ways of producing artifiŠcial organs with hopes to alleviate donation scarcity. Extending this research in oncology and biochemistry to design and architecture. The project investigates spontaneous tubular material formations.

The event will be in English and free of charge. No registration is needed.