For New Zealand-born, Los Angeles-based artist Fiona Connor the vital, recurring concerns in her artistic practice include the social and psychological life of the object, the politics of camouflage and mimesis, and the ethics and aesthetics of the built environment.

Her approach to look for collaborative activities in her work, was also what she persued at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria. In a series of conversations with ISTA scientists from different disciplines she explored ideas and approaches to observation – a common ground of art and science. Her questions were, for instance, what does an observation look like? Or, how does an object affect the observer?

The artist will present a summary of her collected impressions and reflections on this as a lecture performance at the opening festival in October.