

Sun, Jun 08
|New York
Moholy-Nagy University's - "pHen" Biodesign Competition Exhibit, BioBAT
Biodesign Challenge (BDC) is an international design competition that invites students to envision, create, and critique ways of using biotechnology to build an interconnected future in harmony with the natural world. Moholy-Nagy University students will exhibit their innovative new "pHen".
Time & Location
Jun 08, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
New York, 213 E 82nd St, New York, NY 10028, USA
About the event
pHen: ADAPTIVE HUES & CIRCULAR FUTURES workshop
Join us for the pHen workshop, a revolutionary exploration of pigments, nature, and innovation. Don’t miss your chance to experience the exhibition and speak with the artists: Boldizsar Csongor Nagy, Szonja Somogyvari, and Nora Gulya. These three Moholy-Nagy University students are the recipients of the 2024 BioDesign Challenge’s Outstanding Art Prize and will share insights from their art-science project during this unique, interactive workshop.

RSVP is necessary in order to participate! See the attached PDF for more information on their groundbreaking invention, following it the great Hungarian tradition and heritage of writing and design device creation!
Featuring a revolutionary and open-source 3D printed pen that utilizes natural and customizable PH-responsive pigments, The pHen Project is a complete reimagining of the artist's drawing instrument. Imagine a single pen that allows artists to develop infinite hues from accessible natural sources. With its capacity to create…