[Okayama University] Turning research materials into works of art!? Okayama University’s Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering collaborate on “Okayama Art Summit 2025”
Okayama University, National University Corporation Press Release: October 13, 2025 [Okayama University] Turning research materials into works of art!? Okayama University’s Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering collaborate on “Okayama Art Summit 2025”
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(Headquarters: Kita-ku, Okayama City; President: Yasutomo Nasu), a national university corporation, have collaborated in the production of exhibit pieces for Okayama Art Summit 2025 (September 26th – November 24th, 2025), an international exhibition of contemporary art (conceptual art) held in Okayama City every three years. The laboratories of Assistant Professor Mitsuki Katsuhara (Applied Ecology) in the Faculty of Engineering, Professor Mayuko Hamada (Evolutionary Biology), Professor Makiko Mimura (Ecology), and Professor Hiroshi Yoshii (Chronobiology) in the Faculty of Science provided various living creatures, including fruit flies and lightning squids, as research materials for the works of guest artist and filmmaker Verena Paravel. This fantastical and dynamic video work depicts the minute sounds, movements, and shapes of living creatures that we don’t even notice in our everyday lives. During the event, you can view Paravel’s video for free at Okayama Prefecture Tenjinyama Cultural Plaza. Don’t miss this opportunity!
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https://www.applied-ecology.eme.okayama-u.ac.jp/ ・Mayuko Hamada Marine Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Okayama University
https://www.science.okayama-u.ac.jp/~rinkai/index.html ・Makiko Mimura Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Okayama University https://sites.google.com/site/mimuralab/home ・Taishi Yoshii, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Okayama University https://sites.google.com/site/chronobiologyokayamauni/ ・Okayama Art Exchange 2025 https://www.okayamaartsummit.jp/2025/ ・Verena Paravel https://www.okayamaartsummit.jp/2025/guest/#24
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