From June 21 to 23, the Palace of Science hosted the GROW, COOK, CODE exhibition, the final event of the three-year European project MUSAE, which brings together artists, scientists, and technological innovators from across Europe. Through 11 visionary prototypes, visitors had the opportunity to explore how art can contribute to the development of more sustainable food systems for the future.
The exhibition showcased the results of collaborations between artists and small and medium-sized enterprises from 11 European countries. Through eleven artistic residencies, they explored the challenges of contemporary nutrition and devised technological solutions that combine biodiversity, digitalization, and sustainable food production.
Visitors experienced innovations ranging from sensor technologies that connect our senses with the soil, to AI tools for soil analysis, and interactive platforms for mapping biodiversity and preserving culinary traditions.
On the final day of the exhibition, guided tours of the installations were organized, along with the S+T+ARTS Academy — a one-day program aimed at artists, companies, and researchers interested in cross-sectoral collaboration between art and technology. The Academy offered insights into new collaboration models, European funding opportunities, and inspired further exchange of knowledge among participants.
The exhibition and academy were organized by GLUON (Belgium), the University of Belgrade – School of Electrical Engineering, and the Center for the Promotion of Science, with the support of the European S+T+ARTS initiative.
Exhibition participants included:
- BITZ – Center for Genomic Gastronomy (USA/Netherlands) + Nicetrails (Spain)
- Fermenting Traditions – Eleanora Orteolani (Italy) & Malou van der Veld (Netherlands) + Twisted Kombucha (UK)
- SOIL AI – Michael Wallinger (Austria) + Microfy Systems (Spain)
- S.O.S. – Robin Jonsson (Sweden) + Dyno Robotics (Sweden)
- Nourish – Sanja Šikoparija (Canada/Serbia) + StarLab (Spain)
- Remedy Garden – Baum & Leahy (Germany/UK) + Blast Studio (UK)
- BeeSustain – Miljan Stevanović (Serbia) + BeeHold (Serbia)
- Sprout to Flourish – Magdalena Mojsiejuk (Poland) + Odd Studio (Portugal)
- Growing Futures – Daniela Amandolese (Spain) + Basque Biodesign Center (Spain)
- Neuro-Cooking – Anna Rosinke (Germany) + MBRAINTRAIN (Serbia)
- SOIL – Letizia Artioli (Italy) + Up to Earth (Italy)
MUSAE is a multidisciplinary S+T+ARTS project launched in September 2022 by nine partners: Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Gluon (Belgium), MADE (Italy), PAL Robotics (Spain), University of Barcelona (Spain), Ab.Acus (Italy), University College Dublin (Ireland), University of Manchester (UK), and the University of Belgrade – School of Electrical Engineering (Serbia).
