Third Nature? Synthetic Life Design in Art and Ethics

Programme

5:00–5:10 pm: Welcome & Introduction
Prof. Dr. Dirk Lanzerath, German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE), Bonn
Prof. Dr. Birgit Mersmann, Institute of Art History, University of Bonn

5:10–5:20 pm: Talk
Prof. Dr. Anna Smajdor, Practical Philosophy, University of Oslo
“Synthetic Life: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Creation”

5:20–5:30 pm: Talk
Prof. Andreas Greiner, Multidisciplinary Artist, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel
“Billions of Heartbeats, One Nature”

5:30–6:00 pm: Conversation
Prof. Dr. Anna Smajdor and Prof. Andreas Greiner, moderated by Dr. Hauke Ohls, Institute of Art History, University of Bonn

6:00–7:00 pm: Panel Discussion
Prof. Dr. Anna Smajdor, Practical Philosophy, University of Oslo
Prof. Andreas Greiner, Multidisciplinary Artist, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel
Prof. Dr. Matthias Braun, Social Ethics, University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. Boas Pucker, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Bonn
Moderated by Dr. Aurélie Halsband, German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE), Bonn, and Dr. Hauke Ohls, Institute of Art History, University of Bonn

Concept and Organization:
Dr. Aurélie Halsband, Dr. Niklas Kurzböck, Prof. Dr. Dirk Lanzerath, German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE), Bonn
Prof. Dr. Birgit Mersmann, Dr. Hauke Ohls, Institute of Art History, University of Bonn
Johanna Tix, TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies, University of Bonn

In collaboration with Kunstmuseum Bonn

Registration is kindly requested. Please register here:
https://www.drze.de/en/events-teaching/ethik-forum/registration-third-nature-2026