Psients is a scientist-turned-artist exploring the intersection of biology, sound, and music. His work centers on developing and performing alongside a new kind of 'living' instruments to meditate on posthumanism, multi-agency intelligence, and our relationships with manipulated living systems.
In the search to link scientific innovation with musical comprehensibility, his work spans techniques including biotechnology, sound design, and live performance. Psients received training as a neuroscientist and was previously involved in biomedical research, focusing on the development of next-generation pharmaceuticals (electric "electroceutical" medicines) and synthetic biology.
GRANTS
2024 | Arts Council Korea, International Arts Network Support |
2023 | Arts Council Korea, Art and Technology Research Grant |
2022 | Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Research Grant |
Audiovisual bioart Installation
Stainless steel, aluminum, mixed media, bacterial data
4m x 4.8m x 2.6m
Feb 14, 2024
Namyang Hyundai R&D Center, Hwaseong, South Korea
Audiovisual bioart installation
Stainless steel, mixed media, single-species bacteria, PHA plastic
12m x 8.8m x 36m
Oct 19 - 22, 2023
S-Factory D, Seoul, South Korea
Audiovisual installation
Digital Video
Variable dimension
July 7 - Oct, 2023
Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea
Audiovisual bioart Installation
Mixed media, Valchromat, projection mapping
1.8m x 2.1 m x 3.2m
Oct 25, 2022 - Feb 26, 2023
Shinchon Arts Space, Seoul, South Korea
Audiovisual Bioart Installation
Mixed media, Valchromat, projection mapping, yeast
9m x 3.7m x 3.2m
Frieze Seoul Official VIP Programme, Seoul, South Korea
Sept 1 - 12, 2022
Audiovisual bioart installation
Mixed media, Valchromat, projection mapping, yeast
8m x 8m x 4.5m
May 20-29, 2022
Paradise Art Lab, Incheon, South Korea