An incounter that intertwines art, science, and the Mediterranean to explore the relationships between body, water, environment, and knowledge.
Artist Yolenn Farges and marine biologist and researcher Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira (University of La Coruña, BioCost–CICA group) discuss the interdependencies between land and sea, ecology and culture, research and care.
From coastal foraging to macroalgae conservation, from cuisine as a political gesture to marine biodiversity as a living archive, Bodies of Water and Mediterranean Intersections offers a sensitive and interdisciplinary reflection on the Mediterranean as a shared ecosystem, where art and science collaborate to imagine more sustainable and supportive forms of life.
The conversation will be moderated by Cristina Alga, director of the Mare Memoria Viva Ecomuseum in Palermo.
Yolenn Farges is a French multidisciplinary artist. A 2020 graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Nantes, she lives and works between Marseille and Belle-île-en-Mer. Between long hikes and scuba diving, she searches for materials to collect, secrets, and anecdotes to share through her creations. Her artistic approaches are as much linked to the metamorphosis of ecosystems as the circulation of oral knowledge. In Palermo, her research focuses on Sicilian food and recipes, approached from the perspective of microbiology and fermentation.
Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira earned a PhD in Biology from the University of A Coruña. She holds a degree in Marine Biology from the University of La Laguna and a Master’s degree in Marine Biology, Conservation, and Management of the Marine Environment from the same university, where she currently pursues her research career. She currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Biology, within the BioCost group and the CICA (Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology). Her work focuses on marine ecology, with particular interest in macroalgal communities, conservation, and the impact of climate change on these habitats.
Notes: Free entry until seats are filled.