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"The PSA research group aims at opening new fields of interaction between sciences, arts and humanities. The group has its origins in 1994 when it established a Transdisciplinary network of researchers focusing on the nature of evolutionary processes. The identity of the group is founded on both knowledge and human experience as on the suggestion of the concept of plasticity. The latter is considered to be the basic principle underlying the organization of any life form, art or idea."

                         The president,
Marc-Williams Debono

The Concept of Plasticity

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What does mean plasticity ? Which is the role of the plasticians ?

Some words about the originality of our approach

We present the concept of plasticity as a new epistemological paradigm. An opened, transverse attitude opposing to the fragmentation of the reality.

By our actions we foster:

- the rise of discoveries at the frontiers of their own discipline
- any research work of transdisciplinary nature
- the achievement of projects in science and epistemology
- the questioning of the relationship between arts and science
- considerations concerning the future of humanity, the foundations of thought or the various modes of apprehension of knowledge
- creativity in all forms.

Our three key-words: Plasticity, Art & Science, Transdisciplinarity.

News of the Group and from Elsewhere

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- L’esprit du Geste : exhibition of Chinese inks from Robert Faure at the Mairie d’honneur of Toulon (Var, France), September 2-October 2, 2010.

- Resonance: exhibition of Patricia Proust-Labeyrie on a Art & Science PSA project at Jarnac (16200, France) from September 3 to October 28, 2010. See news.

- Our on line journal PLASTIR n°19 has just been published! (June 2010). New ! ! Plastir Press Review available in the synopsis of the journal.

- Ontogenetic and archaeological Approach of the psychomotor behavior of the current and fossil Hominids: continuity, emergence, disappearance: Seminar of the human palaeontology and prehistory Doctoral school of the national Natural History Museum of Paris on the origins and the evolution of man organized by Anne Dambricourt, at the amphitheatre of the Institute of Human Palaeontology, Paris 75013, 10-12 May, 2010. Seminar largely opened to the public.

- Science & Art : two different worlds ? Exhibition & conferences presented by the association Puls*Art. Frédéric Rossille will contribute to the exhibition by diffusing the diaporama « Hommage à Vasarely » : 19 au 30 mars 2010 at the UFR of Sciences of the University Versailles St Quentin, France.

- Aesthetics, positions and philosophical, epistemological bases of Complexity, Cycle of conferences ISC-ECEM, March 17 to June 9, 2010.  Lecturers: Louis-José Lestocart, Valery Grancher, Zoi Kapoula or Michel Bitbol.

- Territoires Pélagiques: Exhibition of Patricia Proust-Labeyrie, Couvent des Minimes  at  Blaye (France), March 19-21, 2010.

- At the junction of two cultures, Lupasco today, International Conference organized by the CIRET at the UNESCO, March 24, 2010, Paris (on invitation).

   - Inner Landscapes, exhibition of Madeline Deriaz at the centre des Sources of Asbestos (Quebec, Canada): December 16, 2009 to February 24, 2010.

- L’Epissure des Mots. - Display of the book and of a video in LSF of an extract of the book at the 22^ème Festival du livre de Mouans-Sartoux by Isabelle Chemin, illustrator of the book and director of the video. Work of art diffused at the galerie de la Biennale Internationale des Poètes : October 2-4, 2009.

                                          - Signature of the book by M-W Debono at the Marché de la Poésie, place St Sulpice, Paris, Stand L’harmattan (C9), June 18, 2009, 14-16h00.

   -  L’Extimement Lié.. Exhibition of paintings by Patricia Proust-Labeyrie  at the Centre Culturel François Mauriac in Bouliac (Gironde) : June 5-7 2009.

- Jung and the Sciences, International Congress organized by the CEPSY at the Free University of Bruxelles, March, 21-22, 2009, with the contributions of H. Weiss, J-M Crabbe,  M-W Debono, J-L Legrand, B. Marchal, T. Diamantis, J. Viret, M. Cazenave, F. Dendoncker. Organizers: C-Y Baum & J. Cahen-Morel.  Disciplines : Human Sciences, Neurosciences, Physics, Psychoanalyse. See Program, Publication at E.M.E. Editions, Belgium, October 2009.

- Darwin and the Science of Evolution,  film diffused at the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle during the Darwin’s Bicentenary on March 14, 2009: realisation V. Winckler (2002), production: Trans Europe Film /Arte /CNRS Images media. Adapted from the book of P. Tort; Scientific Consultants: A. Dambricourt & G. Lecointre.

- Schwobien Models : Discontinuity et Plasticity,  Day Studies of the « Research Centre on Interpretation conflicts», 2 bis bd Leon Bureau, Nantes, January 31, 2009.

   -  Status Workshop on Art & Science, Ernst Schering Foundation, Berlin December, 8-9, 2008.

- " Beyond Appearances ", Patricia Proust-Labeyrie's recent works : Nov. 14th till Dec. 13th, 2008 at the Gallery François Mitterrand, Saint Seurin on the Isle (France).

- International festival on Sciences & Cinemas RISC, organized by the Polly Maggoo association, Marseille, November, 13-16 2008.

- Writtings & Archipelic Thoughts » Third conference of the « Institut du Tout-Monde » created by Edouard Glissant, Dec. 19, 2008, Maison de l’Amérique latine,  Paris.

- « Art-Science perceptions», direction of culture UPMC : « Dialogue about sense », Paris VI University , Les Cordeliers, Novembre 7, 2008. Conferences from Marc  Jeannerod, Claude andré, Emmanuelle Vo Dinh, Catherine Beaugrand, Nathalie George, etc…

- Art & Science Day « The physical time and the biological time », organized by Damien Schoevaert & Simon Diner, Paris Sud Univ.,  aboard the barge Opera Nov., 2008.  

- Transdisciplinary Practices, EHESS-CIRET conferences 2008-2009, 1st Conference 22 Octobre 2008, EHESS, Paris.

-  XXVIII World Congress of Poets under the auspices of World Academy of Arts and Culture, Inc. Unesco, Acapulco, October 12-16, 2008.

   - Second World Knowledge Dialogue Symposium , September 10-13, 2008, Crans-Montana, Switzerland.                       

-  Edgar Morin, un penseur Planétaire, Diffusion on France 5: Empreintes,  February 8 & 10, 2008.                        

- Transdisciplinairy Regards on Consciousness and Inconsciousness: colloquium organized by the CIRET on December 10, 2007, Palais du Luxembourg (Paris). 

- Enaction_in_Arts, organized by the ACROE & the laboratory informatics & artistic creation of the Inp-G on November 19-22, 2007 at Grenoble.

- Interdisciplinary Study days organized by The Charles Cros Institute « La création : définitions et défis contemporains » Théâtre du Lucernaire, Paris November 15-16, 2007.  

- Perception of artwork, philosophy, art historical perspectiveand empirical studies Research and innovation Institute of the Georges Pompidou Center, Paris Oct., 2007.

-  Exhibition of the hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck  at the foundation Cartier, November 2005 to February 2006.

   -  Plural Plasticities : Ethnicity, culture & art of the Mozambique, Art & plastic universality, Brussel, 2003. 

 
 Also in the News: several other international congresses are announced: Building the Scientific Mind, Philosophical implications of contemporaneous sciences, etc… 
 
 

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  Our Transdisciplinary Review of Human Plasticity PLASTIR

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Since antiquity, plastir has meant working, modeling, taking on the shape or giving it. This will be the name of our new review which symbolizes the various attributes of plasticity....

Our Members

We do not ask for regular contributions but we need you as member of PSA. We already called upon sponsors for the organization of events from time to time. All gifts or spontaneous financial support for the actions of the group are welcome. Sponsors and active members support our actions and are invited to participate to the meetings and conferences we organise. They are also invited to collaborate to common projects planned during restricted meetings.

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Our Publications - Abstracts or Reading Notes -

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Order directly our books, CDs, Radio-TV broadcasts Extract of the album "Secret Garden" of Frédéric Rossille

Our Previous Activities - Art, Sciences & Transdisciplines -

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- Concert-Conference, Expositions, Conferences of the GDP, Research on Posturology, Projects Art & Science… …………

Conferences of the "Groupe des Plasticiens"

PLASTIR : The Transdisciplinary Review of Human Plasticity

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