Joana Ricou
Art & Science
Surface Markers
Inspired by how cells identify each other, this project invites us to consider what the objects we carry at any one time may say about who we are, where you've been and what's currently important. The series includes photos from all over the world, from Paris to NYC to Saigon and São Paulo.
Other Self Portraits
Part of the Invisible You - the Human Microbiome exhibit at the Eden Project and funded by the Wellcome Trust, these portraits use the microbiome of the bellybutton to create unique portraits of 300+ participants.
upcoming & recent events
residency
The Bridge, Sciart Center, NYC
Developing Voulez-vous coucher pour moi? with Pooneh Hesmati, MD PhD.
2016-17
press
Other Selves: a microbial portrait of Raleigh
by Carla Burgess
NC Naturalist
Fall 2016
http://media.virbcdn.com/files/10/501a3caab70fc997-joanapublishedarticle.pdf
http://naturalsciences.org/exhibits/featured-exhibitions/joana-ricou-art
press
14 Emerging Women Artists to Watch in 2017
by Sarah Cascone
Artnet
December 21, 2016
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/emerging-female-artists-2017-766571
exhibit
Group Selfie: Raleigh and You and Bellybutton portraits
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
October 2016
conference
Carapaus de Corrida
Annual Forum of PAPS, NY September 2016
press
Petri Dish Portraits Of The Belly Button's Bacteria
by Tom Hale
February 25, 2016
IFLScience.com
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/petri-dish-portraits-belly-buttons-bacteria
press
Navel gazing: portraits of the bacteria in our belly buttons – in pictures
The Guardian, Feb 24 2016
publication
Identidades híbridas: explorando individualidade e conetividade através do microbioma (Hybrid identities: exploring individuality and connectivity through the microbiome)
by Joana Ricou and Rob R. Dunn
Midas Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares
news/blog posts
The value of art to science
Your Wildlife blog, by Rub Dunn June 4th, 2015
Artists Reveal the Bacterial Beauty of the Human Microbiome,
by Shanacy Ferro, Mental Floss, June 23, 2015
event/show
Ideas City, New Museum New York City
Presenting Surface Markers with Renato Diz, presented by Arte Institute, May 2015
show
Invisible You, new exhibit at Eden Projects, UK
Wellcome Trust commission "Bellybutton portraits," May 2015 - 2020
show/talk
Surface Markers in Paris
Talk and installation at Maison du Portugal, Cité Internacionale Universitaire May 2015
show
Making History, Storefront Gallery NYC
April 2015
show
Back in Situ
Art show at Centotto Gallery, Brooklyn NY December 2014
publication
Biocoder: new paper published!
I just published a new paper on the microbiome project on the new DIY/BIO O'Reilly journal.
Check it here (free download) >>
project
Surface Markers: Around the World
I have been travelling around the work South East Asia - Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and more, collecting Surface Markers along the way.
September 26, Centro Cultural de São Paulo, BR, presented by Arte Institute. See photos>>
project
Other Landscapes
Art and science research project looking at the microlandscapes of New York and around the world.
Artist in residence project at the PathoMap, Weill Cornell Medical Center.
In collaboration with Genspace, the first community research lab in New York.
See more >>
project
Bellybutton portraits
Collaboration with Dr. Holly Menninger and Dr. Rob Dunn of YourWildlife.org, North Carolina State University
October, 2014 at the North Carolina Natural Science Museum
press
The Next Page / CMU Classroom innovator brought science and art under same roof
by Elizabeth Finley, October 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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press
Featured Artist: Joana Ricou: Surface Markers Around the World
SlideLuck PotShow Global
event
Summer nights with Renato Diz and Joana Ricou
Presented by Arte Institute, Union Square
event
Rare Occurrences: a benefit for SanFilippo
McKittrick Hotel, NYC
media
Allô Portugal USA Special
Guest on talk show, SIC Internacional and SIC News
talk
An artist's perspective on biological identity
And participation in panel Portugal beyond its borders, Cultural development. Portuguese-American Post-Graduate Society Annual Forum XV
talk
HeLa Cells and Henrietta Lacks: Us and ourselves
Horace Mann High School, NYC
talk
One, no one and one hundred thousand: an artistic study on the science of memory
Center of Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, Coimbra
talk
The body multiple
Center for the Philosophy of Science at the University of Lisbon
talk
HeLa cells and Henrietta Lacks, an artist's perspective on identity and multiplicity
A talk at 18th Annual HeLa Women's Health Conference, Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA
show
Past Tense, Future Imperfect
Curated by KJ Baysa, Art Share LA
Joana Ricou, copyright 2013