Biotech City

Features

Bangkok

2003 - Year of Biotechnology; CDs of soundtrack of DNA code set to music made available In Bio-Thailand 2003, Pattaya

Bangalore

2003 - Sculpture of Double Helix unveiled at BangaloreBio2003^a as pivotal feature on Mahatma Gandhi Road celebrating 50-year anniversary of DNA discovery

Beijing

2000 - Exhibition on Human Genome Project organized by the China Association for Science and Technology and governmental bodies to promote an awareness between genes and diseases

Bloemfontein

Widely known as "The City of Roses" or the "Spring of Flowers". Also houses the National Museum of Rock Art

Cape Town

2003 - Cape Town Flower Show with a focus on the intermix of nature, art, culture and learning in floral art interpretations of environmental themes; traditional food plants and their cultural uses; economic empowerment and landscape  architecture (Figure 10)

Cairo

Bread and beer fermentation processes are the oldest examples of bioart seen in the tombs of the pharaohs (see Fermentation and Art)

Mexico

2000 - Insectario in watercolors and drawings "depicts the fascination and terror that some insects generate in us.." And captures the artistry and architectural structure of insects and their symbolical, mythical, and cultural meanings

Sao Paulo

1999 - Invençăo: Thinking the next millennium? Conference^b that examines "the consequence of the convergence of art, science and technology on our sense of self and human identity, on consciousness, community and the city as well as on learning and leisure"

Shanghai

2003 - Chinese lady artists will create the first Art Car in China with the theme "DNA in Art and Technology" in collaboration with Germany as partner country - DNA exhibition with sessions on molecule construction, genetic displays, etc. to promote an appreciation and understanding of DNA

Singapore

Biopolis for biomedicine, bioinformatics and biotechpreneurship; Pioneering course on Cyberart at the National University of Singapore encourages students to explore inter alia the intermix of art and biotechnology

^aWidely considered to be the 'Science capital of India' as well as the country's 'Biotech City' that showcases an annual prestigious conference event.

^bA summary of the salient and thought-provoking presentations (with abstracts) with indication of the range and scope of bio- or biosci-art since prior to the onset of the millennium can be found at http://www.itaucultural.org.br/invencao/invencao.htm.