Samuel Bianchini, PhD
Samuel Bianchini is an Artist and Associate Professor at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs – Paris (EnsAD)/ PSL Université de recherche Paris Sciences et Lettres. Supporting the principle of an »operational aesthetic«, he works on the relationship between the most forward-looking technological »dispositifs«, modes of representation, new forms of aesthetic experiences, and sociopolitical organizations, often in collaboration with scientists, and natural science and engineering research laboratories. His works are regularly shown in Europe and across the world.
After defending his PhD thesis in an art center with a solo exhibition, and, more recently, his accreditation to supervise research, Samuel Bianchini is now the head of the Reflective Interaction research group at EnsadLab, the laboratory of EnsAD, and the Co-Director of the »Chaire Arts & Sciences« recently founded with École Polytechnique and the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation.
He is a member of the SACRe Laboratory of PSL University and involved in its doctoral program for which he supervises the PhD in Art and Design. He is also member of the canadian research-creation network Hexagram.
École nationale supèrieure des Arts Décoratifs
31 rue d'Ulm
75240 Paris Cedex 05
France
Articles in Edited Volumes
Bianchini, S., Quinz, E. 2019. »Maintenance, maintenant, main tenant.« Centre Pompidou, Paris. In La Fabrique du vivant. Mutations Créations, edited by Brayer, M.-A., Zeitoun, O. Orléans: Editions Hyx, 104-115.
Bianchini, S. 2019. »Art & Design: poser des conditions d'expérimentation en commun.« In Design en regards, edited by Bihanic, D. Paris: Art Book Magazine.
Events & Workshops
Bianchini, S., Ribault P. (moderators), Becker, J., Bredekamp, H., Israel, J. H., Picht, T., Shildrick, M. (guests). »Dissect« – An artificially intelligent robot performing a ritual of purification known as ›skin-cutting‹. Discussion about Marco Donnarumma's ›Amygdala‹. Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Chaire Arts & Sciences of the École polytechnique, Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD), Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, Museum of Decorative Arts, Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2 November 2022.
https://berlinscienceweek.com/event/dissect/
Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P., da Mosto, J., et al. The Zoönomic Method. Collaboration of the Het Nieuwe Instituut with Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; weißensee school of art and design berlin; We Are Here Venice; École des Arts Décoratifs and Université Paris Sciences et Lettres. Virtual. 1 June 2020 - 31 August 2020.
https://zoop.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/instruments-methods/zoonomic-method
Bianchini, S., Freire, M., Quinz, E., Ribault, P., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K. Morphostructures: life-like behavior in material systems. Centre Pompidou, Paris. 15 March 2019 - 17 March 2019.