HISTORY OF THE GALLERY

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The Biomatrix Art in Science Gallery is the outflow of a series of developments:

• Elisabeth Dostal was always interested in the relationship of art, science and consciousness. She met some inspirational teachers along the way (a special thanks to the late Fritz Goffitzer for outlining the laws of aesthetics) who encouraged her in pursuing this integration.

• Anacreon Cloete invented the Biomatrix Graphic Alphabet and recognized its significance in highlighting the simplicity that underlies the complexity of a scientific theory and its concepts.

• Ryan Daynes designed the graphic alphabet and embraced the challenge of making each element and combination of elements aesthetically pleasing, as well as scientifically correct.

• Maciej Soltynski suggested the inclusion of pictures for making our e-courses more interesting.

• Hagar Graiser proposed surrealism as a suitable means for illustrating the complex systemic concepts and their quality of emergence beyond what can be explained in words.

• Hagar invented the Postcards from the Future as a social networking strategy for prompting change.

• Elisabeth and Hagar prototyped the use of pictures in jamming and for depicting the problems and solutions of an industry supply chain or of a societal issue.

• David Jicha built our online gallery on a shoestring budget, financed by angel investor Pavel Dostal.

• A failed cooperation with an art school made us aware of the importance of democratising art (everyone is capable of and should be involved in artistic expression).

• The (to us as scientists) unexpected success of the Biomatrix Art in Science Gallery and its recognition by the art world reinforces our belief that art contributes to the understanding of science, as well as the transformation of social systems.

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