CELLWORLDS
No need to go to the ends of the earth,
Let's start by going to the heart of ourselves
#HiddenBiodiversity
An exploration mission through our own cells, Cell Worlds brings together an immersive exhibition, an introspective documentary, a live musical performance and a cinema experience.
The initial idea is to bring images of biological research as far away from the laboratories as possible and closer to the general public.
By choosing to amaze in order to raise awareness , by using emotions, music, introspective narration or even the codes of animal documentaries, Cell Worlds allows us to redefine the Living .
Cells, bacteria, viruses, cancers, embryos... We can take a different look at these unknowns, lodged in each and every one of us.
“Why I am/we are all cell biologists”
Jacky Goetz, Goetz lab , INSERM
Cell Worlds is also aimed at scientists. Beyond its function of opening up science, the project helps to demystify the profession of researcher and to promote research work .
The project is a scientific, educational and artistic world first, showcasing microscopic living things in proportions never before attempted.
It is also one of the largest showcases of scientific research, bringing together more than 50 research teams from institutes from from 10 different countries (France, United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Japan, Australia, Austria)
DOCUMENTARIES
26min, inspired by animal documentaries
With the support of the National Center for Cinema and Animated Image - Knowledge & Cultures
15min, through the preconceived ideas surrounding the disease
With images from researchers at the University of Poitiers
IMMERSIVE EXHIBITIONS
A 12-minute experience, inspired by immersive arts
Cell Immersion is a world first in science that showcases microscopic life
on a scale never before seen. At Bassins de Lumières (Bordeaux) in 2022
85% of uninitiated public | 500,000 visitors | visitor rating: 8.7/10
A 3-minute experiment created for the Silbersalz Festival 2023
MUSICAL WORK
Music as a means of scientific mediation in its own right.
The music of the cellular worlds, inspired by the living.
Soundtrack available for streaming, with thematic compositions
such as "contractions, connections, divisions, etc.
IMMERSIVE EXHIBITIONS
A 12-minute experience, inspired by immersive arts
Cell Immersion is a world first in science that showcases microscopic life
on a scale never before seen. At Bassins de Lumières (Bordeaux) in 2022
85% of uninitiated public | 500,000 visitors | visitor rating: 8.7/10
CINEMA EXPERIENCE
A showcase of life sciences in 3 highlights:
The documentary told live by its 4 narrators
A moment of exchange between the public and the scientists who participated in Cell Worlds
An immersive “cellular” musical live performance on the projection of microscopy images
Tour: Utopiales (Nantes), EPFL (Lausanne), Double•Science (Paris), Inscience (Strasbourg), Science Festival 2023 (Poitiers), Silbersalz (Halle, Germany), Curiositas (Paris-Saclay)
SCENOGRAPHY
Cell Worlds and Sensory Odyssey have teamed up to design the immersive scenography of the
Hello Tomorrow Global Summit 2023,
the world summit of technologies resulting from scientific research.
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