Aquadisia
Aquadisia

Can a new species of bioengineered oysters solve the climate crisis?

Serenades for Settling
Serenades for Settling

Can an oyster listen? A collaboration between visual artist Stephanie Rothenberg and sound artist Suzanne Thorpe

Proof of Soil
Proof of Soil

Can the non-human labor of microbes solve the cryptocurrency energy crisis?

The Beauty Spot (response to COVID-19)
The Beauty Spot (response to COVID-19)

How do we brand science?

Trading Systems: Bio-Economic Fairy Tales
Trading Systems: Bio-Economic Fairy Tales

After Hurricane Maria: What might it look like if nonhuman forces could be put in the driver's seat during Puerto Rico's reconstruction?

Reversal of Fortune: The Garden of Virtual Kinship
Reversal of Fortune: The Garden of Virtual Kinship

A telematic garden, both real and virtual, whose lifeline is linked to monetary exchanges between the developed and developing world.

Reversal of Fortune: Planthropy
Reversal of Fortune: Planthropy

A garden of illuminated hanging planters whose lifelines are dependent on the techno-social rhythms of social media

Diagrams (Radical Cartographies)
Diagrams (Radical Cartographies)

Can we create power through other models of world making?

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News

  • “Aquadisia” Solo Exhibition at Buffalo Arts Studio

    Exhibition Dates: September 29- November 9, 2024
    Buffalo Art Studio, Buffalo, NY

    Very excited about the first solo exhibition of the “Aquadisia” project. In this iteration I created the “Aquadisia Showroom” – think Apple Store meets biotech lab meets oxygen bar. Check out the project webpage for images and video!

    More about the exhibition and Buffalo Arts Studio:
    https://www.buffaloartsstudio.org/events/stephanie-rothenberg-aquadisia-september-27-november-9-2024/ 

  • Oslofjord Triennial

    August 23-25, 2024

    Excited to be back in Norway and show work at the Oslofjord Triennial @oslofjordtriennale — an amazing 3 days of performances, screenings, talks and fun in the wild glamping on Lågøya in the heart of the fjord, August 23-25. A big hurrah to the extraordinary team – Kristin Bergaust, Camilla Dahl, Lin Cecilie Ulvin, Mari Kamsvaag, Vibeke Hermanrud!

    https://www.oslofjord-triennale.no/

  • Residency at Cultivamos Cultura, Portugal

    August 7-20, 2024

    I’ve been super fortunate to be in residence at Cultivamos Cultura in Sao Luis, Portugal. The residency is founded by esteemed bioartist Marta de Menezes. This will be the first part of my residency and I’ll continue in Spring 2025. I will begin by exploring biomaterials and circular economies sourced from the ocean and the Great Lakes. I’ve been interested in learning how to create more sustainable materials for sculpture making that directly relate to my interests in the politics of conservation and ecosystem services.

    Read more about the residency and what I’ll be working on!

  • “The Aphrodisiac in the Machine” Lecture at UNAM, Mexico City

    February 20, 2024

    In February I was invited to be part of a roundtable organized by theorist Maria Antonia Gonzales Valerio at the School of Philosophy and Literature of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. The roundtable included: bio artist Adam Zaretksy; Aisen Caro Chacin, artist and medical interface designer at University of Texas; and Sandra Gonzáles Santos, researcher studying bioethics on repro technologies.

    My talk titled “The Aphrodisiac in the Machine” starts at 26:45.

    Click here for talk

  • Harvestworks Group Exhibition “The Process”

    Excited to debut the first iteration of “Tending Ostreidae: Serenades for Settling” at Harvestworks exhibition space on Governors Island in NYC. Exhibition dates: Sept 1 – Oct 29, 2023.
    https://www.harvestworks.org/sept-1-oct-29-tending-ostreidae-serenades-for-settling-by-stephanie-rothenberg-and-suzanne-thorpe/#