Angelo Vermeulen is an artist, biologist, space systems researcher, and a TED Senior Fellow. His work ties together technological, ecological, and social systems through group engagement and collaboration.
Vermeulen will share with us some insights he acquired while working with communities in different corners of the world. He will focus on the importance of open communication channels, autonomy, and diversity.
'Biomodd' is one of his most well-known art projects, consisting of a worldwide series of interactive art installations in which computers and ecology coexist. In 2009 he launched 'Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEAD)', a platform for artistic research on the architectures and politics of space colonization. Earlier this year he was crew commander of the NASA-funded HI-SEAS Mars simulation in Hawaii. During this four-month experiment he gained first-hand experience in keeping a small group of people connected and productive in isolated conditions.
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