The demand for sustainable development and consumption initiatives has grown exponentially in recent years. Recognizing this trend, VivaLab Porto decided to create a project that would spark creativity and interest in biotechnology among the public. Thus, the BioMaker Lab project was developed for the entire community, specifically targeting teachers, makers, artists, and the curious. We aim to promote the idea of science for everyone, citizen science.
Event areas
With this project, we seek to explore the areas of biotechnology in a dynamic and accessible way for all people through sub-projects:
- BioKitchen
- BioFarm
- FungiPlace
- BioLab
- BioArt
To bring it to life, we organize a series of workshops that will teach how to become a BioMaker and build your own laboratory at home.
Contribution
BioMaker Lab is an initiative of Viva Lab Porto, supported by Porto Innovation Hub and the Municipality of Porto, to simplify and encourage the practice of science outside traditional educational environments.
As part of the project, we decided to challenge artists in Porto to step out of their comfort zones and explore BioArt. According to Eduardo Kac, considered the master of bioart: "BioArt manipulates, modifies, or creates life and living processes. (...) BioArt challenges the boundaries between the human and the non-human, the living and the non-living, the natural and the artificial."
Partnership
BioMaker Lab is an initiative of Viva Lab Porto with the support of Porto Innovation Hub and the Municipality of Porto. We aim to demystify science and teach the Porto community how to create their own laboratories, becoming BioMakers in the future.
BioMaker Lab Events
BioMaker Lab
Opening
The inauguration of BioMaker Lab took place on February 19, 2024, and in this workshop, six important questions related to the project's theme emerged.
The art of fermentation workshop
Led by Professor Lina and the VivaLab team, the workshop provided a deeper insight into the science and practice of fermentation.
workshop
biolab machines
To set up our BioMaker Lab, we gathered the Maker community from Viva and built some of the machines typically found in a laboratory.
BioMaker Lab
Microbiology
We had the opportunity to get hands-on experience, bringing microbiology theory into practice.
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Bioart exhibition
The BioArt exhibition by BioMaker Lab took place at Cru, showcasing numerous works completed throughout the entire project.
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