Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021 | Circulation Revisited: The Circulation of Blood

When, in the early 17th century, Folkestone’s famous son, William Harvey, discovered the circulation of blood, circulation as an idea was ‘in the air’, symptomatic of humanity becoming more responsible for its own affairs - rather than having life done to it. But is circulation caused by something (the heart pumping, for example) or does it occur autonomously? This is the question to be explored by our three speakers as concerns blood, capital and people. 9 September: The Circulation of Blood – William Harvey, the man on the cusp - Branko Furst This event will also be live-streamed for those unable to attend. A link will be emailed to all guests at 12 midday on 9 September. Branko Furst is a consulatant anesthesiologist. A graduate of Ljubljana Medical School, Slovenia, his career includes residencies at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth and the Middlesex Hospital in London, after which he was an assistant professsor at Texas Technical University Medical School, El Paso. He is the author of “The Heart and Circulation – an Integrative Model” (Springer, 2020, 2nd Edition) and has lectured on various aspects of circulation both in the USA and internationally. He is currently Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Albany Medical Center, NY.