TABOO - TRANSGRESSION - TRANSCENDENCE

Ghazal Ramzani, a Berlin-based Iranian dancer and choreographer, has completed groundbreaking research connecting indigenous dance practices to anti-colonial and ecological movements across Europe supported by Ionian University. Ramzani, who received funding through the Rewilding Cultures Mobility Conversation program in 2024, traveled by train across Europe to interview practitioners of indigenous dances rooted in resistance movements. Ramzani holds a Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Performative Arts from the University of Gothenburg and received formal training in Kathak dance at the National School of Kathak in New Delhi. She was previously awarded the Indian Council of Arts and Culture recognition and the Artisens Vanner scholarship.

TTTfellows: Art and Science Residency II, March 18th to 29th, 2024, featured artists developing projects that examined artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, germline gene editing, and zombie studies, in the islands of Othonoi and Corfu, merged art and technology to critique ectogenesis and its entanglement with state biopolitics, highlighting ethical and aesthetic dimensions of these practices. Artists Clarissa Ribeiro and Robert Lisek participated as fellows, with Dalila Honorato and Adam Zaretsky serving as art and science coordinators for the program. 

The TTT Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the release of the official photo gallery from Taboo-Transgression-Transcendence in Art & Science 2023, held at the Malta Society of Arts (MSA) from September 26–29, 2023.

TTT Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the release of TTT2023 Malta wrap-up video, showcasing the innovative gatherings and collaborative exchanges that took place at the Malta Society of Arts (MSA) from September 26-29, 2023. The video serves as both an archive and celebration of this first TTT-in person since COVID-2019, which brought together artists, technologists, and cultural practitioners from across Europe and beyond. The TTT2023 Malta event was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Feral Labs Network partners and the generous support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

We're pleased to report on the successful academic dissemination activities in Istanbul (April 11-14) where Dr. Dalila Honorato and Dr. Adam Zaretsky presented the newly published TTT2023: Taboo-Transgression-Transcendence in Art & Science eBook of Proceedings, published in March 2025, as well as the focus of TTTlabs and TTTfellows.

The Yeditepe University in Istanbul will host the event "Spring Meetings In Design" on April 14 with talks by Prof. Dalila Honorato, at 11:00 AM, “Submerged Narratives in Academic Publishing - Presenting TTT2023 Malta” and by Dr. Adam Zaretsky, at 1 PM, “Living Organisms of Istanbul: Water Based Anatomical Morphology in Flux”.

The Ionian University’s Department of Audio & Visual Arts has announced the publication of the proceedings from the Taboo-Transgression-Transcendence in Art & Science (TTT2023) conference. The volume, published in 2025, compiles a selection of research and artistic explorations presented at TTT2023 Malta, where 164 international participants gathered at the historic Malta Society of Arts to examine the boundaries of artistic and scientific discourse.

During 2023-2025, the RC network partners will issue 8 grants every year, each with up to 1400 EURO support (incl. possible taxes). The form of support (e.g., fee or reimbursement) will be discussed individually. Artists, researchers and technologists can apply for mobility or mobility-related work support which destinations go beyond the RC network partners. The proposed activity needs to happen in 2025. We welcome applications from professionals in all stages of their careers. The application deadline is March 31st at 22:59 CEST / 23:59 EEST.

The organizers of the 6th Taboo-Transgression-Transcendence in Art & Science aka TTT2025 Ljubljana, have released the preliminary program featuring sessions and roundtables which will take place from Sept. 10 to 12 at the Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture in Ljubljana.

PIFcamp is a 7-day international summer camp in the Slovenian nature organised by Projekt Atol Institute and Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory. The 11th edition Summer Hacking Camp is happening July 27 – August 2 at Soča Valley, hosting 40 participants & more than 20 projects from the fields of new-media art, DIY electronics, modular synths, bio-art, citizen science, live coding, open-source technology & free software, food & nature hacking.

The FeralAIR 2025 residency is now open for applications! Artists, makers, and researchers working at the intersection of art, technology, and the maker movement are invited to apply for this unique opportunity to develop and present their projects in Hallein, Austria.

The Organizing Committee of the Taboo - Transgression - Transcendence in Art & Science (TTT) Conference is delighted to announce its sixth international gathering, taking place from September 9-13, 2025, at Kino Šiška in Ljubljana, Slovenia. TTT2025 invites submissions from artists, researchers, and thinkers who explore interdisciplinary themes within art and science to submit their papers, artist-talks and artwork presentation proposals until 31 December 2024 via the conference's digital platform. For further details on TTT2025 submission process, registration and proceedings please visit the TTT Official Website. For other information contact the Head of Organizing Committee Prof. Dalila Honorato, Dir. InArts Lab, Dpt. AV Arts, Ionian University at: av-ttt@ionio.gr

A new film by Serafim Parsaloglou Marathias, student at the Department of Audio & Visual Arts, TTTlabs BioFeral.BeachCamp (BFBC): New Repro-Zombie Studies (NR-ZS) – Undead Bioart / Bodyart on the Beach, offers a closer look at a unique art camp held from April 5-14, 2024, at the Annex of the Athens School of Fine Arts on Crete.

We are excited to announce the release of the official TTT2025 teaser video, edited by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University faculty member Tania Tsiridou! This teaser offers a glimpse into the themes and atmosphere of the upcoming Taboo - Transgression - Transcendence in Art & Science conference, which will take place from September 9 to 13, 2025, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, hosted by Kino Šiška.

The Terrabytes Glitch Lab, a phygital collective founded by Augusto Calçada and Xristina Sarli, announces the launch of the TTTLab Official VR World. Developed during their online interaction with participants of the TTTlabs BioFeral.BeachCamp Fall 2024 on the island of Crete from September 15 to 25, this immersive virtual reality project brings together artists, researchers, and technologists to explore new forms of creative expression that blend the digital and physical worlds.