The Art+Science Salon |The Genetics of Music

Thursday, 15 April 2021, 6:30 – 7:30pm Named for the informal
gatherings of radical thinkers and reformers of the 19th century,
we’re excited to come together once more to discuss projects and
ideas beyond discipline. This month the Art+Science Salon is
returning to explore the evolution of musical tastes and mutations
across time. How have our experiences, histories and increasingly
connected and interdependent experiences influence the music we
listen to and create? As globalisation continues to mix and remix
our perspectives and preferences, what tones, rhythms, and sounds
diffuse across the world reflecting the needs and values of
listeners? Cross-disciplinary artist Tia Vellani is joining us at
the Art+Science Salon to speak about an ongoing project in which
she explores the impact of the arts and sciences upon one another.
The Genetics of Music playfully explores the concept of mutations
and natural selection of music as a model for genetic engineering
and evolution. Drawing on Tia's background in molecular biology and
music, she worked in collaboration with mathematician and artist
Christopher Hanusa (CUNY) to create this interactive exhibition
which uses music to familiarise audiences with the basics of
altering genetic material, and aims to educate, challenge, and
inspire. About the hosts Autumn Brown is the PhD researcher in
residence at Science Gallery Dublin. Her research explores
art-science practices across Europe and whether this
transdisciplinary approach may allow for a more equitable
prototyping of ideas. She is interested in the sociotechnical
imagination and how opportunities for public engagement impact who
and where knowledge is made. She has previously worked as an
immunologist and science communicator. Read more about her project
here, and check out her latest paper here. Amelia McConville is a
PhD student conducting interdisciplinary research on visual poetry
and poetics with Neurohumanities at the School of English and in
association with the Institute of Neuroscience. Always fascinated
by the overlap of art and science, she graduated with a B.A. in
English Literature and Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin in
2017, working in fundraising for the College before commencing
doctoral research in 2018. Passionate about education, she works
part-time with the Trinity Access Programmes and as a private
tutor, and she is interested in yoga, film, music, and visual
culture. The Art + Science Salon is a virtual group where
researchers, artists, thinkers, and revolutionaries come to share
ideas. Organised by PhD candidates Autumn Brown (School of
Education and Science Gallery Dublin) and Amelia McConville (School
of English and Institute of Neuroscience) and supported by Science
Gallery Dublin and the Trinity Long Room Hub, the series explores
the ways art and science shape one another and society. Learn more
at: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/