{"id":2603,"date":"2026-10-07T21:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delconference.org\/2026\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2603"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:09:00","slug":"the-living-darkroom-fotografia-biologica-biodesign-y-ecosistemas-vivos-en-el-caribe","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.delconference.org\/2026\/event\/the-living-darkroom-fotografia-biologica-biodesign-y-ecosistemas-vivos-en-el-caribe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Living Darkroom: fotograf\u00eda biol\u00f3gica, biodesign y ecosistemas vivos en el Caribe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>The Living Darkroom: Biological Photography, Biodesign, and Living Ecosystems in the Caribbean<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

About this session<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/b>The Living Darkroom es una investigaci\u00f3n art\u00edstica que explora c\u00f3mo microorganismos, cultivos org\u00e1nicos y materia biol\u00f3gica participan activamente como agentes creativos en la generaci\u00f3n de im\u00e1genes fotogr\u00e1ficas. Situado en la intersecci\u00f3n entre biodesign, fotograf\u00eda experimental y dise\u00f1o especulativo, el proyecto cuestiona la noci\u00f3n de autor\u00eda creativa: \u00bfqui\u00e9n es el autor cuando un organismo vivo participa en el proceso? <\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa renunciar al control en la pr\u00e1ctica art\u00edstica?<\/span>\u00a0 A diferencia de la fotograf\u00eda como proceso controlado (qu\u00edmico o digital), esta investigaci\u00f3n propone entenderla como un **ecosistema vivo** d\u00f3nde materia, tiempo y entorno se convierten en co-creadores. El artista no produce la imagen: la propicia. El resultado es una imagen que crece. El proyecto conecta tradiciones fotogr\u00e1ficas hist\u00f3ricas con metodolog\u00edas emergentes del biodesign, investigando c\u00f3mo el contexto ecol\u00f3gico del Caribe, su biodiversidad, fragilidad ambiental, historia material, puede convertirse en una fuente activa de innovaci\u00f3n en dise\u00f1o. La presentaci\u00f3n compartir\u00e1 fundamentos conceptuales, experimentos de laboratorio y preguntas que gu\u00edan la investigaci\u00f3n: \u00bfQu\u00e9 implicaciones pedag\u00f3gicas tiene este enfoque? <\/span>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se transforma<\/span> la forma en que estudiantes de dise\u00f1o se relacionan con materia viva, tiempo y sistemas?<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span> The Living Darkroom is an artistic research project that explores how microorganisms, organic cultures, and biological matter actively participate as creative agents in the generation of photographic images. Situated at the intersection of biodesign, experimental photography, and speculative design, the project questions the notion of creative authorship: who is the author when a living organism takes part in the process? What does it mean to relinquish control in artistic practice? Unlike photography as a controlled process (chemical or digital), this research proposes understanding it as a living ecosystem in which matter, time, and environment become co-creators. The artist does not produce the image: the artist enables it. The result is an image that grows. The project connects historical photographic traditions with emerging biodesign methodologies, investigating how the Caribbean’s ecological context \u2014 its biodiversity, environmental fragility, and material history \u2014 can become an active source of design innovation. The presentation will share conceptual foundations, laboratory experiments, and the questions guiding the research: What pedagogical implications does this approach have? How does it transform the way design students relate to living matter, time, and systems?<\/span><\/p>\n

Session type: Case Study<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Presenters<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  • Hamlet Cabrera, Artista, Investigador, Director de Proyecto<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Time listed is Dominican Republic time.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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