The installation Mirror Brain was developed by artist Elisabeth Weissensteiner and neurobiologist Dorothea Brückner at the University of Bremen, Germany, where it was launched. The installation, a contemporary work of hybrid art, establishes a philosophical play with viewers-turned-actors rather than an interpretation of neuroscience. Thus it provides a metaphor—a mirro—for the role of neurobiology in science and in art. Based on the project, this paper elaborates on how artistic and scientific depiction differ from each other.

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MIRROR BRAIN Melbourne Art-science installation

Video documentation of the installation MIRROR BRAIN as shown in the venues of Anna Pappas Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, in 2012. It shows the interaction of viewers with the projection, and the surrounding “enlightened” head-shells created for the Melbourne presentation of the project. (© Elisabeth Weissensteiner)

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MIRROR BRAIN Catalog Vienna 2012

PDF of hard cover catalogue of the installation MIRROR BRAIN as presented in the venues of Künstlerhaus Wien and Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna. It contains an essay by art historian and curator Peter Zawrel, and comprehensive photo documentation. (© Elisabeth Weissensteiner)

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MIRROR BRAIN Melbourne Art-science installation

PDF of hard cover catalogue of the installation MIRROR BRAIN as presented at Cognium, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Bremen, Germany. It contains essays by the artist Elisabeth Weissensteiner, the hosting neurobiologist Dorothea Brückner, and a photo documentation of the installation. (© Elisabeth Weissensteiner)

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