Art and Immunity: Two Systems of Adaptive Knowledge

Authors

  • Marta de Menezes Cultivamos Cultura, São Luís, Odemira, Portugal; Ectopia – Experimental Art Laboratory, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Luis Graca Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2026.1929

Keywords:

CIJ, IdeaSquare Coffee Paper, Art

Abstract

Science and art are often presented as fundamentally different domains: one grounded in evidence and consensus, the other in ambiguity and interpretation. Yet this opposition is only partial. Scientific knowledge is not simply empirical observation, as it also involves the testing of theoretical models, while artistic practice is not merely expression but a generator of knowledge through experience, symbol, and interpretation.

Published

2026-09-16

How to Cite

de Menezes, M., & Graca , L. (2026). Art and Immunity: Two Systems of Adaptive Knowledge. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 10(2), 192–194. https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2026.1929