Archive of Author | Svenja Kratz and Jacina Leong

About Svenja Kratz and Jacina Leong

Svenja Kratz is a new media artist interested in transdisciplinary creative practice, particularly the intersections between science and art. In 2013, she completed a practice-led PhD across contemporary art and biotechnology in a creative partnership between the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) and the Creative Industries Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology. Svenja is currently Science Art Lab+ theme leader within the Creative Exchange Institute and works as a Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Creative Practice within the School of Creative Art at the University of Tasmania. Jacina Leong is a curator, educator, and artist researcher. In the past decade, she has worked in hybrid cultural and learning environments to vision, develop, and deliver a diverse range of transdisciplinary engagement programs, across art, science, and technology, via a highly collaborative, networked and site-responsive process. For more information, visit www.jacinaleong.com

Articles with Svenja Kratz and Jacina Leong

CRITICAL CONNECTIONS: Connecting Art, Design and STEM

The Critical Connections symposium was held at Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Creative Industries Precinct in March 2017. The symposium provided a platform for thinkers working across art, design and STEM to articulate key issues and share interdisciplinary strategies, via four panels: Research, Learning & Teaching, Ethics, and Cultural Engagement. This article provides an overview of each panellist’s key arguments and insight into current viewpoints that require further scrutiny.