Ioulia Marouda

Belgium

Ioulia Marouda is a new media artist, designer and researcher. Her interests lie in the encounters between diverse fields, exploring unexpected connections between science, artistic practices and human tradition. Currently, she is a doctoral fellow in Art Science at IPEM (Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music) in Ghent University, working on a practice-based project focusing on the transmission of embodied knowledge through immersive and interactive technologies. Ioulia has garnered experience working for studios and in theatre productions across Europe.

Using data, computer graphics and scientific concepts, her work aims to reveal the imperceptible forces that shape our lives, forging a connection with the more-than-human world. Her unique background enables her to transcend traditional disciplines, and she frequently engages in collaborations with both artists and scientists. In this context, she has been awarded several residencies that explore the realm between art, science and technology, and taken part in exhibitions such as Ars Electronica Festival (2024).


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Infinitesimal

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Infinitesimal explores the gaps in scientific imaging by imagining what movement might

mean at the nanoscale and how it would be perceived if visible to our eyes. A DNA origami

is so minuscule that even with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), researchers can only

capture a snapshot of its final stage through a process called characterization. When

introduced to the AFM microscope at Fraunhofer ENAS, the artist was intrigued to

discover that each image it produces takes approximately 20 minutes, capturing the final

stage of Origami Folding. This leaves a significant gap in our understanding of the

intermediate stages, including how origamis would move and what forms they would

take.

The work departed from three images characterized during time in the laboratory of

Funken Academy. Abstract generative animations were crafted on top of them,

transporting the viewer to the imaginary realm of such scales.

A project developed in the context of Funken Academy, organised by Klub Solitaer e.V. in

association with Frauenhofer ENAS.

technique

generative art

format

landscape

duration

04:56

year

2023

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