Kathy High and Jennifer Johung in Conversation

February 25, 2025
4:30PM - 6:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater

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2025-02-25 16:30:00 2025-02-25 18:00:00 Kathy High and Jennifer Johung in Conversation Join artist Kathy High and art historian Jennifer Johung for a conversation connecting art and biotechnology while considering the ethics of manipulating life.The biotechnology industry views life as a raw material—one to transform and engineer, or to simulate. This conversation will explore High’s art practice, which focuses on understanding the complexity and uncertainty of life and the closely held values that determine where we draw (and how we cross) the lines between the living, the dead, and the inanimate.This dialogue is part of the Arts, Technology and Social Change series, a micro-residency program sponsored by Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme.Pictured (Left to Right): Jennifer Johung and Kathy High Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater America/New_York public

Join artist Kathy High and art historian Jennifer Johung for a conversation connecting art and biotechnology while considering the ethics of manipulating life.

The biotechnology industry views life as a raw material—one to transform and engineer, or to simulate. This conversation will explore High’s art practice, which focuses on understanding the complexity and uncertainty of life and the closely held values that determine where we draw (and how we cross) the lines between the living, the dead, and the inanimate.

This dialogue is part of the Arts, Technology and Social Change series, a micro-residency program sponsored by Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme.

Pictured (Left to Right): Jennifer Johung and Kathy High

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