Living in the interstitium

Dec 1

The interstitium is a contiguous fluid-filled space that is part of our connective tissue, enclosing and connecting the blood vessels, nerve fibers, muscles, and various vital organs. Despite centuries of scientific inquiry into human anatomy, this organ – perhaps the largest in the human body – remained unknown up until recently. Vivek H. Sridhar, a postdoc scholar at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and fellow of the special residency program »Field Trip«, a collaboration between the art, science & business program of the Akademie Schloss Solitude and MPI-AB, was inspired by the interstitium as a connective entity. Based on this analogy, he invited artists from Akademie Schloss Solitude and fellow scientists from the Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies from MPI-AB in Konstanz for a panel discussion on working in the interstices of different disciplines. Visit the page »Living in the interstitium: a reflection on art-science collaborations« to read an edit of the discussion.

This event was part of the »Field Trip«, a transdisciplinary residency program between Akademie Schloss Solitude and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.

Vivek Hari Sridhar

Vivek is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and an affiliate researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. His research explores the fundamental principles underlying spatiotemporal computation in biology, with a particular focus on the mechanisms driving animal movement, navigation, and decision-making. As a mixed-media artist and alumnus of the »Field Trip« residency in Akademie Schloss Solitude, he also collaborates with artists to offer distinct perspectives on science and the natural world.

Living in the interstitium

Dispatches from the field

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