Louise Mackenzie
BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art, Northumbria University Artist, PhD
United Kingdom
Louise Mackenzie is an artist creating mixed media installations that explore life as medium. Recent works have included video and sound art on the agency of the micro-organism. Her current research explores living matter as material and the possibility of synthetic evolution. Louise received the New Graduate Award at Synthesis, Manchester Science Festival, 2013, was a finalist in the international Bio Art & Design Awards, 2015 and received commissions for Lumiere Durham 2015 and Photo España 2016. Louise is a PhD candidate with the BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art and member of the Cultural Negotiations of Science research group. Her research is documented on the website: www.viralexperiments.co