The Science Fiction of Santiago Ramón y Cajal & Early Film Experiments

Over a hundred years ago, Spanish neurobiologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal made groundbreaking discoveries about the structure of the brain. Using the Golgi silver staining technique, he identified a specialized cell type-the neuron-that binds all the matter together. His surreal hand-drawn paintings illustrated how electrical signals were received and transmitted across cerebral time and space. Drawing from his short stories, this talk presents early film experiments to craft a Cajal biopic. Under the working title of "The Kiss," Cajal on screen is a time traveler that reminisces about his past and invokes the future through his dreams and fictions.
[59'44] Dawn Hawn, artist Surreal portrait of Cajal, pen, marker and ink on paper, 5.5” x 13” from my handmade sketchbook, 2015
Speaker
Alexis Gambis, Assistant Professor of Biology, Film & New Media, NYUAD
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