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PARTICLES OF INTEREST: TALES FROM THE MATTER MARKET THE SEARCH FOR MEANING THROUGH THE MYTHIC IMAGINATION
05 NOVEMBER 2009 15 JANUARY 2009
CNSI ART|SCI GALLERY EDA, UCLA BROAD ART CENTER
Particles of Interest was an interactive This lecture uncovered the common
installation of poetic meditations from stock of symbolism related to quest
around the world that allows visitors stories. Consciously or unconsciously
to encounter the global chorus on we are contributing to the evolution
nanotechnology, culture, and property. and emergent fabric of this linguistic
The installation creates a sonic- device in which complex, culturally
simulation of particle data scanning specific meanings are communicated
gestures. simply. Psychologist-storyteller
Jonathan Young drew on his work with
Nanotechnology involves the manipulation Joseph Campbell to explore the symbolism
of materials and the creation of in the Legends of the Holy Grail, the
structures and systems that exist at architecture of quest stories and the
the scale of atoms and molecules. A subterrain of nonverbal communication.
nanometer (nm) is one billionth of
a meter. By way of comparison, a DNA Jonathan Young assisted Joseph Campbell
molecule is roughly 2.5 nm, a red blood at seminars and served as founding
cell 7,000 nm and a human hair cell a curator of the Joseph Campbell Archives.
whopping 80,000 nm wide. The existing As a professor, he created and chaired
body of toxicological literature a department of mythological studies.
indicates that nanoparticles have a His books and articles focus on personal
greater risk of toxicity than larger mythology and the creative process. As
particles. director of the Center for Story and
Symbol in Santa Barbara,
The particle sniffer prototype by the
Particle Development Team is a sniff- Dr. Young lectures widely on uses of
scan technology that captures nano- symbolic imagery and consults for
scale elements, such as nanoparticles content creators in film, visual art,
of carbon 60, titanium dioxide and advertising, and writing.
zinc oxide that have clustered on or
beneath the skin of individuals who
have unknowingly been using nano-
based particle products ranging from
transparent suntan lotions, a large
number skin care products, and a wide
variety of makeup products to some types
of fabrics.
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