Laura Cinti is an artist working with biology. She is co-founder and co-director of C-LAB, an internationally recognised interdisciplinary art organisation and collective that generates and participates in both artistic and scientific forums.

C-LAB has been invited to range of international conferences, exhibitions and continues to contribute in publications to broker discussions on the intersections of art and science and is currently UK partner and curator of EU funded European Public Art Centre, a European-wide collaboration between organisations exhibiting public artworks focusing on art, science and society.

Laura has been involved in art projects, exhibitions and workshops with support from the European Commission, scientific institutes, pharmaceutics, councils, universities, cultural institutes, commercial partners and cultural producers.

Laura has a PhD from UCL (Slade School of Fine Art in interdisciplinary capacity with UCL Centre of Biomedical Imaging), a Masters in Interactive Media: Critical Theory & Practice (Distinction) from Goldsmiths College, University of London and BA (Hons) Fine Art (First Class) from University of Hertfordshire.
 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Evaporation of Things (2013)
Inspace, Edinburgh, Scotland

Techfest (2012)
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India

CABI Official Opening by Provost & President of UCL (2011)
UCL Centre of Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI), UCL, London, UK

PhD Viva Exhibition (2011)
Slade Research Centre, UCL, London, UK

(Un)Inhabitable? - Art of Extreme Environments (2009)
Festival @rt Outsiders 2009, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France

Transient Creatures (2008)
Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2008, Hong Kong, China

Unsafe Distance (2007)
3rd International Festival for the Arts, Sciences and Technologies, Stone Bell House, Prague, Czech Republic

Bios 4. Arte Biotecnológico Y Ambiental (2007)
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain

Dias De Bioart (2007)
Espacio de Consulta en Bioarte, Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain 

Today In Paradise :: Genetics & Arts (2005) 
Mobileart 05, Göteborg New Media Art Festival - Göteborg, Sweden

SELECTED TALKS & LECTURES

Mutamorphisis 2012, New Stage of the National Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic.

International Media Arts Conference IMAC 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Declined)

Subtle Technologies, Toronto, Canada

Guest Lecture (2011)
Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, UCL, London, UK

Digital Matter Research Forum, UCL Digital Excursion (2011)
Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, UK

Less Remote: Futures of Space Exploration (2008)
International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, Scotland

Theorie cum Praxi (2008)
Workshop on the materiality of AV theory-practice in Fine Art PhD research, Slade Research Centre, UCL, London, UK

Telling Places: Narratives and Identity in Art & Architecture (2007)
The Slade Research Centre, London, UK

Mutamorphosis: Challenging Arts & Sciences (2007) 
International Centre for Art and New Technologies (CIANT), Prague, Czech Republic

Biorama (2007)
Digital Research Unit, Huddersfield, UK

An Encounter with Biotechnological & Environmental Art (2007)
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain

Guest Lecture (2006) 
Goldsmiths College, London, UK

Official Launch of the Arts & Genomic Centre (2005)
University of Leiden, The Netherlands     

Transgenic Art Forum (2005) 
Edinburgh International Science Festival, Scotland

Göteborg New Media Art Festival Symposium (2005)
Valand School of Fine Arts, Göteborg, Sweden

Guest Lecture (2004) 
Goldsmiths College, London, UK

Guest Lecture (2002) 
University of Hertfordshire, London, UK

SELECTED AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS

The Sensorial Invisibility of Plants: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry through Bio Art and Plant Neurobiology  
Leonardo Abstract Services (LABS) 2010-2011, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, Leonardo Journal, MIT Press, December 2011

The Sensorial Invisibility of Plants
Leonardo Thinks, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, Leonardo Journal, MIT Press, October 2011

The Mexico Project - An Ecological Invasion 
Oritur, Ivan Henriques, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten / Verbeke Gallery, 2011

The Sensorial Invisibility of Plants: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry through Bio Art and Plant Neurobiology
Doctoral thesis, UCL (University College London), April 2011

The Martian Rose
Leonardo, Vol. 42, No. 2, April 2009

The Sensorial Invisibility of Plants: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry through Bio Art and Plant Neurobiology
Sophia, Issue 2, February 2009

The Martian Rose
Multi: The RIT Journal of Plurality and Diversity in Design, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 2008

The Martian Rose
Mutamorphosis: Challenging Arts and Sciences, Conference Proceedings, CIANT, International Centre for Art and New Technologies, 2007

SELECTED INTERVIEWS

Ruže z Marsu (2007) 
Ceska Televise Port TV (Interview for Czech Television)

Interview with Laura Cinti & Howard Boland (2007) 
Régine Debatty, We Make Money Not Art (http://we-make-money-not-art.com)

Sztuka, jakiej nie znamy (2004)
Olga Sobolewska, Wiedza i Zycie, Warsaw, Poland 

"Cactus Project", Een Transgeen Kunstwerk (2004)
Jan Vandorpe, Succulenta, Issue 04, Netherlands

Laura Cinti: Le monde entier est un cactus (2004)
Esther Quintero, Les Mutants, France 

Art, but Not as we know it (2004)
New Scientist, UK

SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS

The Emigration 
Martynas Gaubas
4 March 2012 – 4 May 2012
Bishop’s Square, Spitalfields, London, UK

Dreaming of a Butterfly
Antonio Caramelo4 November 2011 – 18 February 2012
Bishop’s Square, Spitalfields, London, UK

Synthetic Biology: Machine or Life? 
20 October 2011
Dana Centre, Science Museum, London, UK

Bee Box
Anne Brodie
1 September – 1 November 2011
Bishop’s Square, Spitalfields, London, UK

Telling Places: Narrative and Identity in Art & Architecture 
5-7 December 2007
Slade Research Centre, London, UK

SELECTED COURSES/WORKSHOPS

Invited Artist: Synthesis: Synthetic Biology in Art and Society (2011) 
The Arts Catalyst, UCL, Synthetic Aesthetics & SymbioticA 
6-day intensive exchange laboratory funded by Wellcome Trust Art Award

Optical Microscopy (2008) 
Cell and Developmental Biology, UCL
Optical microscopy workshop in wet laboratory settings at research level

The Life of Plants (2008)
Second year undergraduate course module, Research Department of Genetics, Environment and Evolution, UCL

Systems Thinking (2008)
Department of Space & Climate Physics, UCL

Nominated & selected artist: Roche Continents (2007)  
Roche and Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, Austria
Week long workshop exploring common grounds of creativity and innovation in the arts and science funded by Roche

Introduction to Bacteriological Methods (2006) 
Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, UK
Laboratory workshops engaging with recombinant practices at research level

Selected Artist: The Biotech Art Workshop (2005) 
SymbioticA & The Arts Catalyst, Kings College, London, UK

Howard Boland (PhD, MA Digital Practices Distinction, BSc Hons Software Systems for the Arts and Media, BSc Mathematics), is co-founder and artistic director of C-LAB and an artist working with Synthetic Biology. His research focuses the use of standardised genetic parts using the MIT biobricks library through an immersive laboratory based practice. 

He holds a PhD (funded by the AHRC and the University of Westminster) titled “Art from Synthetic Biology” that combined synthetic biology and art to produce novel visual expressions in bacteria. The research was situated at The Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) and daily practice at the School of Life Sciences working independently and alongside science researchers. He has degrees in Mathematics (University of Oslo), Software Systems for the Arts & Media and has a Masters in Digital Practices with Distinction (University of Hertfordshire).

Howard has taught and worked extensively with award winning interactive productions (e.g. Cannes Lions) for clients such as HSBC, Vodafone, Sony, V&A and Microsoft. His strong professional involvement with the creative industry include heading up interactive digital teams for major agencies. The work crosses highly technical activities and liaising client services.

Recent activities include exhibiting living synthetic biology artworks (Stress-o-stat and Banana Bacteria) at Techfest 2012, Mumbai, India and curating public art exhibitions for the EU funded European Public Art Centre - EPAC (2010-2012), the first Europe-wide contemporary art venue resulting in 16 exhibitions across 9 countries on art, science and society.
 

Selected Advisor/Supervisory Roles: 

Postgraduate Thesis Supervisor/Specialist Tutor (2012), The Bartlett, University College London (UCL), UK

Initiator & Advisor, iSTEM (Synbio & Cancer Stem Cells), Westminster iGEM 2012, University of Westminster, UK

Advisor, Plastic Republic (Synbio binding microplastics in ocean), UCL iGEM 2012, University College London (UCL)

Practical Supervisor Synthetic Biology, MSc Medical Genetics Students 2012, University of Westminster, UK

Panel Judge, Genetic Circuit Challenge 2011 – 2012, Synthetic Biology Society, University College London (UCL),UK

Advisor, Synthetic Biology Society (2011 - 2012) University College London (UCL), UK

Nutritec, Biotechnology YES 2011, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, Nottingham University Business School & Biological Sciences Research Council (BSRC), UK

Advisor, E.coili (Synbio - Supercoling DNA), UCL iGEM 2011, University College London (UCL), UK

Synthetic Biology Supervisor, SGM Summer Scholarship 2011, funded by the Society for General Microbiology and the School of Life Sciences at University of Westminster, UK

Workshop Organiser, Bio art Forum 2010 The Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) and The Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI), University of Westminster, London, UK

Course Leader, Web Design, Animation & Interactivity 2001 – 2003 University of Hertfordshire, UK
 

Selected Exhibitions (Artworks): 

Art from Synthetic Biology, The Royal Institute of Great Britain, London, UK

Evaporation of Things (2013), Inspace, Edinburgh, Scotland

Re-new 2012 Digital Art Festival, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Graduate School Launch, University of Westminster, London, UK

Techfest 2012, IIT Bombay, India

(Un)Inhabitable? - Art of Extreme Environments, Festival @rt Outsiders 2009, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France

Transient Creatures, Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2008, Hong Kong, China

Unsafe Distance 3rd International Festival for the Arts, Sciences and Technologies, Stone Bell House, Prague, Czech Republic

Bios 4. Arte Biotecnológico Y Ambiental Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain

Today In Paradise :: Genetics & Arts Mobileart 05, Göteborg New Media Art Festival - Göteborg, Sweden


Selected Conferences (Speaker): 

Mutamorphisis 2012, New Stage of the National Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic

Synthetic Biology Society Kick-off, UCL, London, UK

International Media Arts Conference IMAC 2012, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Cage Rattling #1: Kill Switch, Kings Place, London, UK

Synthetic Biology Speed Debate, UCL, London, UK

The Thirteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems "Evolution in Action", Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, USA (Declined)

Subtle Technologies, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

The Two Cultures: Visual Art and the Sciences c.1800-2011, University of York, UK

Synthetic Biology: Machine or Life?, Dana Centre, Science Museum, London, UK

Less Remote: The Futures of Space Exploration, 2008 International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, Scotland

Telling Places: Narratives and Identity in Art & Architecture, The Slade Research Centre, London, UK

Mutamorphosis: Challenging Arts & Sciences  CIANT – International Centre for Art and New Technologies, Prague, Czech Republic

Biorama Digital Research Unit, Huddersfield, UK

Dias De Bioart Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain

Arts & Genomic Centre Launch Arts and Genomic Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Transgenic Art Forum Edinburgh International Science Festival, Scotland.

Göteborg New Media Art Festival Symposium, Röda Sten, Göteborg, Sweden

Selected Publications (authored):

The Martian Rose, Leonardo, Vol. 42, No. 2, April 2009

The Martian Rose, Multi: The RIT Journal of Plurality and Diversity in Design, Spring 2008

The Martian Rose, Mutamorphosis: Challenging Arts and Sciences, Conference Proceedings, CIANTInternational Centre for Art and New Technologies, 2007


Selected Reviews/Interviews:  

#A.I.L - artists in laboratories, episode 3 with Régine Debatty (We Make Money Not Art), Resonance 104.4 FM, 2012

Ruže Z Marsu, Ceska Televise Port TV (Interview for Czech Television)

Interview with Laura Cinti & Howard Boland (c-lab) We Make Money Not Art, 12 April 2007

¿Pueden Los Gatos Electronicos Sonar Con Peces De Colores?, Catano Quinta, La Fresa, Contemporary Art Magazine, Malaga, Spain, 2007

A Rose on Mars Is Still a Rose Wired Science, 24 July 2007

Containing ET Astrobiology Magazine, 28 May 2007

HSBC yourpointofview.com, Communication Arts, Interactive Annual 2006

Hot Sites USA Today, 1st March 2004, USA.

Tuco is a freelance editor for c-lab specializing in canine related news and events. As the first dog bioartist - he is inspired by Eduardo Kac's GFP K-9.   He has a certificate in Dog Behaviour from myidealpuppy, although he is critical to the idea of "dog behaviour".  He is currently investigating new ways of looking at this concept.