.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
拍品专文
Based on data collected from Dr. Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil’s research at Harvard University’s Sabri Ülker Center, Molecular Architecture meticulously represents the inner architecture of liver cells. Emerging from the application of cutting-edge data visualisation, machine learning, 3D construction and printing techniques, Refik Anadol visualises the biochemical and physiological constellations of healthy and unhealthy cell structures. Organic whorls and channels of cellular form are contained within the present sculpture’s square white frame, creating a striking lens onto the cell’s vital complexity.
Living things seem to possess and control tremendously rich and dynamic repertoires compared to rigid architectural systems: they are susceptible to endless permutations, randomness, disorientation, and entropy to support their ever-changing functional demands. Molecular Architecture is a manifestation of these dynamic, molecularly defined biological forms, transforming them from nanoscopic to tangible scale. The viewer is invited into the centre of the cells to observe their spectacular architectural formations during different states of metabolism, health, and disease. Through their collaboration, Anadol and Hotamışlıgil define a new paradigm of controlling organismic function through architectural modifications, and reveal unprecedented levels of detailed information.
Refik Anadol was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and now lives and works in Los Angeles, California, where he leads Refik Anadol Studio to develop trailblazing approaches to data narratives and artificial intelligence. Anadol’s works, including site-specific audiovisual installations and performances, have been presented internationally at the Venice Architecture Biennale; The Centre Pompidou, Paris; Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; International Digital Arts Biennial, Montreal; Ars Electronica Festival, Linz; SantralIstanbul Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul and the Istanbul Design Biennial, among many others.
Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil is a physician-scientist living in Boston, USA, where he is the James S. Simmons Professor of Genetics & Metabolism and Founding Director of the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard University. Dr. Hotamışlıgil’s research focuses on the molecular and genetic basis of common and complex diseases—particularly obesity, heart and liver diseases and diabetes. He is an internationally recognised leader whose seminal contributions to his field have been recognised by many awards and fellowships, and have led to several drug development programmes. Most recently, his team unveiled the molecular architecture of liver cells in health and disease states at an unprecedented resolution, which inspired the present work, produced in collaboration with Refik Anadol and featured at the main exhibition of the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Living things seem to possess and control tremendously rich and dynamic repertoires compared to rigid architectural systems: they are susceptible to endless permutations, randomness, disorientation, and entropy to support their ever-changing functional demands. Molecular Architecture is a manifestation of these dynamic, molecularly defined biological forms, transforming them from nanoscopic to tangible scale. The viewer is invited into the centre of the cells to observe their spectacular architectural formations during different states of metabolism, health, and disease. Through their collaboration, Anadol and Hotamışlıgil define a new paradigm of controlling organismic function through architectural modifications, and reveal unprecedented levels of detailed information.
Refik Anadol was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and now lives and works in Los Angeles, California, where he leads Refik Anadol Studio to develop trailblazing approaches to data narratives and artificial intelligence. Anadol’s works, including site-specific audiovisual installations and performances, have been presented internationally at the Venice Architecture Biennale; The Centre Pompidou, Paris; Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; International Digital Arts Biennial, Montreal; Ars Electronica Festival, Linz; SantralIstanbul Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul and the Istanbul Design Biennial, among many others.
Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil is a physician-scientist living in Boston, USA, where he is the James S. Simmons Professor of Genetics & Metabolism and Founding Director of the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard University. Dr. Hotamışlıgil’s research focuses on the molecular and genetic basis of common and complex diseases—particularly obesity, heart and liver diseases and diabetes. He is an internationally recognised leader whose seminal contributions to his field have been recognised by many awards and fellowships, and have led to several drug development programmes. Most recently, his team unveiled the molecular architecture of liver cells in health and disease states at an unprecedented resolution, which inspired the present work, produced in collaboration with Refik Anadol and featured at the main exhibition of the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale.