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Family Name: Castro Given Name(s): Juan Manuel Gender: Male Date of Birth: 04/02/1977 Nationality: Colombian Home Address: Setagaya ku, Kitazawa 4-33-4. Apto 403 Tokyo, Japan. 155-0031

Mobile Phone: 080-5186-0080

E-Mail Address: [email protected]

Education history

Month/Date/Year

2 /3/1996 ‐ 4/15/2001 Bachelor of Arts Javeriana University, Faculty of Social Communication. Department of Visual Communication. Bogota, Colombia

4/8/2006 ‐ 3 /15/2008 Master Degree in Art and Design Tama Art University, Graduate School of Tama Art University. Department of Information Design. Tokyo, Japan

4/8/2008 ‐3/23/2011 Doctoral Degree in Philosophy Tama Art University, Graduate School of Tama Art University. Department of Information Design. Tokyo, Japan

Employment history

Month/Date/Year 01/11/2003 – 12/11/2003 Lecturer Film Forum Center. Asian film studies. Bogota, Colombia

01/06/2004 – 09/09/2004 Lecturer Paideia Institute. Department of Art and Humanities. Bogota, Colombia

05/14/2007 – 12/09/2007 Teaching Assistant Tama Art University. Department of Information Design. Tokyo, Japan

Current Employer and Position

Month/Date/Year 4 /6/2011 ‐ Present Postdoctoral research fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Waseda University, Department of Electric Engineering and Bioscience. Laboratory for Molecular Cell Network & Biomedia Art. Tokyo, Japan.

Other Remarkable Activities

1. Visiting Researcher. The University of Tokyo, Komaba. College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Basic Science. Totoya Lab. September 2011 – present.

2. Visiting Researcher. The University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science. LIMMS/CNRS-IIS. Rondelez Lab. November 2012 – present.

3. Member of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan. 2010- present.

2013/ 04 /28 Date

Signature

JUAN MANUEL CASTRO Name(in Roman block capitals)

List of works

1. Artworks, exhibitons, presentations, research papers and others)

Selected artworks

1. “Heliotropika” Biomedia interactive installation. 2011 This project creates an interface between visitors and cyanobacteria by integrating the photosynthetic activity of these cells, the dynamics of environmental light and the bioelectrical activity of the participants. http://www.biodynamicgeometries.com/Heliotropika.html 2. “Intervoltaic: geometrical events of neural oscillation”. Interactive installation. 2009. This installation presents the users with real-time feedback on brain activity as a three-dimensional architecture. http://www.biodynamicgeometries.com/IntervoltaicINFO.html 3. “Neurodynamics” Data visualization. 2009 This work illustrate the regulation and consumption of oxygen in the brain. These biorhythms were analyzed (fMRI) and plotted using the processing programming environment. http://www.biodynamicgeometries.com/Neurodynamics.html 4. “Architechs of the Air: Algorithm design based on symbiotic processes. 2008. This work involved the development and study of dynamic algorithms that generate interdependent patterns.

Exhibitions

1. “Biomedia art”, International exhibiton by Bioart.JP. Akibatamabi21, 3331 Arts Chiyoda. Tokyo, Japan. February 23- March 25, 2013 2. “Life Aesthetics”, Metaphorest exhibition. Information gallery, Waseda University. Tokyo, Japan. October 16-28, 2012 3. “Update_4”. New Technological Art Award. Zebrastraat. Gent, Belgium. September 22-November 18, 2012. 4. “Adaptation”. Symbiotica's art and ecology research project. INQB8 Gallery, Mandurah, Western Australia. 6 May to 10 June, 2012 5. “ScienceArt’ 2012”. International conference and exhibition. DNK Hall, Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia. 31 March to April 6, 2012 6. “Collateral affections”. Media art festival transitio MX04. Estudios Churubusco, Mexico city, Mexico. September 30-Oct 9, 2011 7. “Hakase Katei Exhibition” Tama Art University- Art Museum. Tokyo, Japan. March 9-23, 2011. 8. “(Un)Cyborgable”. Amber’09 Art and technology Festival. Abud Efendi Mansion. Istanbul, Turkey. Nov6-15, 2009. 9. “Biological arts”. Science Agora ’09. Science communication event. Tokyo, Japan. Sep 31-Oct 3, 2009 10. “Bio-based art”. Make Tokyo 03. Design and technology event. Digital Hollywood University. Tokyo, Japan. May 18, 2009. 11. “Intervoltaic: geometrical events of neural activity”. Information Design Gallery, TAU. Tokyo, Japan. Jan16-25, 2009 12. “Sho-geiyutsu”. Zaim Art Gallery, Yokohama, Japan. March 9-13, 2008 13. “Architechs of the Air”. Manotor galllery. Tokyo, Japan. January 23-26, 2008 14. “Automatica”. Bank Art.Yokohama, Japan. March, 23-26,2007 15. “New Latin American art”. Kanagawa Art Gallery, Yokohama, Japan. September 2-20, 2006

1. List of Works (continued)

16. "Japonder 2". Art center gallery, Setagaya Art Foundation. Tokyo, Japan. September 6-10, 2006 17. "Temporalities". Department of Fine Arts, Los Andes University. Bogotá, Colombia. March 3-8 2003

Awards and Acknowledgements

1. “Nomination” Update_4, New Technological Art Award. Zebrastraat. Gent, Belgium. September 22- November 18, 2012 2. “Jury selection” Collateral affections. Media festival transitio MX04. Mexico city, Mexico. September 30-Oct 9, 2011 3. “JSPS Fellowship Award” Japan Society the Promotion of Science. Tokyo, Japan. March 03, 2011 4. “Monbukagakusho PhD Course Scholarship” Japan National Grant. Tokyo, Japan. January, 2008 5. “Monbukagakusho Master Course Scholarship” Japan National Grant. Tokyo, Japan. January 2006 6. “Otto de Greif Prize” Colombian Ministry of Education. Bogotá, Colombia. May, 2001

Books anthologies

1. “Biofacts in a technologically design future”, Science Art: first international conference. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Ed. V.V. Mironov. pp. 81-85, 2012 2. The Japanese image: “La imagen japonesa”, Koten: lecturas cruzadas Japón-América Latina. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Ed. J. González and S. Morales. pp. 53-68, 2009

Scholarly journals and publications

1. “Heliotropika”. Adaptation: publication of Symbiotica, School of Anatomy Physiology and Human biology, The University of Western Australia, p 15. May 2012 2. “On the future interactions between art and biotechnology”. Sanat ve Teknoloji: publication of the Faculty of Arts, Sabanci University. Vol.14, No.1., pp 28-36. December 2009 3. “Narrative structures in media art”, Li: persuasion y debate, Los Andes University Press.Vol. 12., pp. 30-40. May 2005 4. “Japanese cinema temporality,” Saga: publication of the Faculty of Philosophy, Colombia National University, Vol. 8, No. 2., pp. 60-69. June, 2003. http://www.saga.unal.edu.co/en/saga8.html

Thesis and/or Dissertations

1. “Aesthetic of bioinformation processing”. Ph.D. dissertation. Tama Art University. Graduate School of Tama Art University. 110 pages. 2010 2. “Architects of the Air: Algorithm design based on symbiotic processes”. Graduate Thesis. Tama Art University. 60 pages. 2008

Conferences and Presentations

1. “Heliotropika: interfacing between humans and cyanobacteria”. The third International conference on arts and technology (ArtsIT 2013). Hangar Bicocca, Milan, Italy. March 22, 2013

1. List of Works (continued)

2. “Biomembrane architecture”. 7th International Workshop on Natural Computing, IWNC7 – The University of Tokyo, Japan. March 20, 2013 3. “Biomedia creation”. Bioinspired methods and applications, French-Japanese seminar on Nanosciences. Institute of Industrial Science - University of Tokyo, Japan. February 6, 2013 4. “The geometry and aesthetics of novel biophysical boundaries through controllable lipid membranes”. Japan Society for Cell Synthesis – Meeting 5.0. Suzukake hall. Tokyo Institute of Technology. Tokyo, Japan. November 21~22, 2012 5. “Interfacing between humans and cyanobacteria”. Subtle Technologies festival. Ryerson LIB 72 Auditorium. Toronto, Canada. May 25, 2012 6. “Biodynamic geometries and scienceart 2012”. 7th metaPhorest seminar. Twins institute, Waseda University. Tokyo, Japan. April 20, 2012 7. “Biological interfaces”. ScienceArt’ 2012. International conference and exhibition. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Moscow, Russia. April 5, 2012 8.“Bioart possibilities using cyanobacteria”. Kazuna DNA research institute. Cyano research symposium. Chiba, Japan. Dec 4, 2009 9. “Neurodynamics and geometry”. Four hundred seconds. (Un)Cyborgable. Amber’09 Art and technology Festival. Roxy Club. Istanbul, Turkey. Nov 6-2009 10. “Symbiosis and algorithm design”. Conference on academic research on Japan. Setagaya Art Foundation, Tokyo, Japan. Mar19, 2006 11. “Japanese media art”. Japanese aesthetics symposium. Los Andes University. Bogotá-Colombia. Nov 20, 2004 12. “Information arts”. Media aesthetics - conference. National University of Colombia. Bogotá- Colombia. Jun 6, 2004 13. “The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosowa”. Asian Films Symposium. Film Forum Center. Bogotá-Colombia. March 22, 2003 14. “Aesthetics of silence”. Conferences on film and identity. National University of Colombia. Bogotá- Colombia. September 8, 2003