Jennifer Willet

paper puppet theatreA project by UWindsor professor Jennifer Willet invites the public to explore the intersection of art and science — in their own homes.

Stay-at-home paper lab to house bio-art projects

A project by UWindsor professor Jennifer Willet invites the public to explore the intersection of art and science — in their own homes.

UWindsor associate professor Jennifer Willet christens the new School of Creative Arts during Feasting the Lab on Jan. 20, 2018.UWindsor associate professor Jennifer Willet christens the new School of Creative Arts during Feasting the Lab on Jan. 20, 2018.

Professor blurs the lines between art and science

Jennifer Willet's art may evoke mixed feelings. And that's the point.

The associate professor at the University of Windsor specializes in bioart, a form of art that fuses scientific processes and materials in a gallery setting.

"It most often involves living, sometimes recently deceased biological material," Dr. Willet explained. "One of the things that really differentiates bioart from other art forms is the bioethics of the media are intrinsically present in the work of the artist and the viewer."