Arianna Carossa's Residency at Institut Pasteur Merges Art and Epigenetics
The Institut Pasteur in Paris is hosting "La mente pura. Destino o DNA?", a project merging art and science through a residency by visual artist Arianna Carossa in the epigenetics lab of researcher Germano Cecere. Curated by Jamie Kulhanek and Rossella Farinotti, the initiative gives Carossa six weeks to create a site-specific artwork inspired by her immersion in the lab, with no predetermined outcome. Cecere presented an experiment with microscopic worms capable of infinite reproduction as a potential starting point. Carossa, known for working in extreme historical spaces, aims to explore themes of epigenetic inheritance, free will, and destiny. The lab will open to visitors as an exhibition space. The project will culminate in a written publication documenting the collaboration. Carossa's work will challenge the boundaries between genetic predetermination and experiential influence, reflecting her personal tension between reassurance from hereditary continuity and uncertainty about loss of control.
Key facts
- Arianna Carossa is in residence at the Institut Pasteur in Paris for six weeks.
- The project is titled 'La mente pura. Destino o DNA?'.
- Germano Cecere is director of the Unit of Epigenetic Inheritance Mechanisms at Institut Pasteur.
- The residency is curated by Jamie Kulhanek and Rossella Farinotti.
- Carossa will create site-specific works inside the epigenetics laboratory.
- The lab will open to the public as an exhibition space.
- The project explores epigenetic inheritance and free will.
- A written publication will document the collaboration.
Entities
Artists
- Arianna Carossa
Institutions
- Institut Pasteur
- Unit of Epigenetic Inheritance Mechanisms
Locations
- Paris
- France