Fathomers

Fathomers is a creative research institute dedicated to producing sites and encounters that challenge us to live and act differently in the world.

Born in part from Grand Arts, Fathomers is a creative research institute dedicated to producing sites and encounters that challenge us to live and act differently in the world. We cultivate the ideas of die-hard dreamers, commission projects that seem far-fetched, and enlist expansive thinkers across disciplines to redefine the limits of scale, scope and support for artist-led projects.

03/06/2026

Join us for an evening of curiosity and revelry as we celebrate the release of the Emergence catalog. The night will move through moments of intimacy and spectacle: see yourself at the cellular level, consult experts on the frontier of synthetic biology and art, and immerse yourself in a dance performance that collapses time, space, and scale.

Saturday, March 28
7–10 p.m.
York Manor

Featuring:

After Life | 8 p.m.
Performance by Jas Lin, Vanessa Hernández Cruz and Piramon Kumnurdmanee with Henry Tan

DJ set | 8:30 p.m.
Claire L. Evans (YACHT)

Bites by Balo | Cash Bar

Emergence explores how artists and scientists are engaging with synthetic biology to imagine new forms of life, agency, and authorship. First an exhibition and now in print, the project gathers thinkers from a variety of backgrounds to explore how synthetic biology and art-making can energize and inform each other.

The Emergence catalog is designed by Saturated Grey and published in conjunction with the exhibition Emergence, one of more than seventy exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide. PST ART is presented by Getty.

Reserve your spot at the link in bio!

12/04/2025

What tools do we have to investigate the invisible forces that both fray and reweave the webs of our ecological relations? Join us for Lab—Microbes & Monsters, Tools for Healing, the final part of the three-part interdisciplinary series Sense/Make, in which we explore how ecological remediation and creative practice can bolster one another.

Sense/Make: Lab—Microbes & Monsters, Tools for Healing
Date: Sat, Dec 13 | Time: 1-4 pm
Location: CAER Lab, DTLA (address provided upon RSVP)

We’ll begin with a laboratory-based investigation led by The Centre for Applied Ecological Remediation (.earth ) at their new space in DTLA! Using guided microscopy, we will visualize soil contamination and the microbial life working to restore soil health by studying samples taken from a post-fire remediation site in Altadena. Dr. Danielle Stevenson (.stevenson7 ) will share how fungi interact with pollutants and demonstrate how spores are extracted from soil samples to cultivate microbial cultures.

Then, with guidance from filmmaker and cultural practitioner Shanhuan Manton (), we’ll explore technologies for cultural healing such as collective storytelling, mythology, and creating monster narratives. Through found-object assemblage we will collectively create a sculptural manifestation of the monsters we face—and then perform a fungal inoculation to transform and biodegrade these monsters, assuaging them with acts of care.

30-person limited capacity (advance reservation encouraged)!
The Sense/Make series is presented in collaboration with .earth and .
Visit the link in bio to learn more.

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Los Angeles, CA

Website

http://www.fathomers.org/

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