20 Years of ANAT Synapse
ANAT Synapse, our flagship residency program, is turning 20 this year. Let's take a look at its journey since its inception in 2004.
Seeing Is Believing (2016) by Eugenie LeeAustralian Network for Art and Technology
What Is ANAT Synapse?
ANAT Synapse is a residency program that involves Australian research organisations hosting artists in residence to undertake a period of creative research and practice.
The Beginning of ANAT Synapse
Founded in 2004, the first round of the ANAT Synapse Art and Science Residency program supported artists Julie Ryder, Peter Charuk, David O’Donovan and Annemarie Kohn in scientific placements.
Still Life: The Food Bowl (2011) by Ken and Julia YonetaniAustralian Network for Art and Technology
56 Artists Engaged
Throughout 20 years since its first iteration in 2004, the ANAT Synapse residency has connected 56 artists with science and technology partners and supported them in their creative research.
Benthos (2009) by Peter MorseAustralian Network for Art and Technology
A Multiplicity of Disciplines
ANAT Synapse residencies have facilitated crossovers between myriad artistic and scientific disciplines over the years – sound design and ecology, new media and data science, poetry and astrophysics, and many, many others.
River Listening (2014) by Leah BarclayAustralian Network for Art and Technology
Alumni Spotlight :: Leah Barclay (2014)
Leah Barclay worked with the Australian Rivers Institute to explore new methods for acoustically monitoring three Queensland river systems: the Brisbane River, the Mary River and the Noosa River.
Clanger (2017) by Baden PailthorpeAustralian Network for Art and Technology
Alumni Spotlight :: Baden Pailthorpe (2017)
Baden Pailthorpe worked with UTS Sport and Exercise Science Professor Aaron Coutts to develop a method for quantifying the influence of crowd behaviour on AFL and NFL player performance.
Alumni Spotlight :: Ross Manning (2023)
Ross Manning collaborated with Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska and Dr Anna Tweeddale at QUT. His project 'Aerosol' explores how art might provoke new thinking about living in, and interacting with, buildings and their indoor atmospheres.
Accelerated Light (2017) by Chris HenschkeAustralian Network for Art and Technology
2024 :: ANAT Synapse Fellowship
This year, ANAT Synapse is turning 20 years old, and to celebrate this momentous occassion, we are unveiling a $20,000 fellowship for one selected Synapse alumnus.
The ANAT Synapse Fellowship is now open for applications! Check anat.org.au/apply for more details.
Featured works:
1. Green Plastics - Blue Ocean project (2020), Niki Sperou.
2. Seeing Is Believing (2016), Eugenie Lee. Photograph Anna Kucera.
3. Art and the Bryophyte (2004), Julie Ryder.
4. Still Life: The Food Bowl (2011), Ken and Julia Yonetani.
5. Girltron (2007), Kirsty Boyle. Karakuri Doll by Kirsty Boyle developed during her Synapse residency at the University of Zurich’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI Lab).
6. Benthos (2009), Peter Morse with Paul Bourke (WASP, University of Western Australia), Martin Riddle, Steve Nicols and Ben Raymond (Australian Antarctic Division).
7. River Listening (2014), Leah Barclay.
8. Clanger (longitude, latitude, decibels) (2017), Baden Pailthorpe. HD video, 4.1 channel surround sound. 06.30 mins. Synapse 2017, Baden Pailthorpe + UTS Sport and Exercise Science Professor Aaron Coutts. Installation photograph Jessica Maurer.
9. Aerosol (2023), Ross Manning.
10. Accelerated Light (2010), Chris Henschke.
