Media Art in the Age of Transgenics, Cloning, and Genomics
From we-make-money-not-art.com, a conference about Genetically modified art.
Biology plays an increasingly pervasive role in international society and our lives—a role that artists are responding to with a diverse array of practices. Some have started to collaborate with research labs to engage with organic materials; others buy DIY biology sets reminiscent of the early computer kits of the late ´70s. All are getting their hands into the material of life itself to reflect upon some of the most complex issues society has to deal with: the integration of biotechnology in quotidian life, and the ethical, cultural, and even political consequences of scientific discovery.
[...] Miaâ??s Meddlings wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMedia Art in the Age of Transgenics, Cloning, and Genomics Posted by Spiraltwist on March 8th, 2008 From we-make-money-not-art.com, a conference about Genetically modified art. Biology plays an increasingly pervasive role in international society and our lives—a role that artists are responding to with a diverse array of practices. Some have started to collaborate with research labs to engage with organic materials; others buy DIY biology sets reminiscent of the early computer kits of the la [...]
NPR did a story about a whole school in Paris that uses these sorts of materials. I tried searching for it with the intent of passing it along to you great folks at grinding.be, but I couldn’t find it on their websites. They had some fantastic stories about certain projects, such as the student who made frog muscle grow in the shape of a t-bone steak and then cooked and ate it.
They had some fantastic stories about certain projects, such as the student who made frog muscle grow in the shape of a t-bone steak and then cooked and ate it.
@Murphix – that statement alone rocks.
Interesting – things have been quite on the “victimless meat” front for a while, the idea got a lot of coverage a couple of years ago – there’s an interesting article at Spiegel Online:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,373796,00.html
Quote:
“The “ultimate nouvelle cuisine” created by the “Tissue Culture Art Project” artists in Nantes ultimately proved to be a flop.
Bio-researcher Catts reported that the frog steak was gelatinous, and the substrate had the consistency of material.
And the taste? “The sauce was good.”
@Pseudoscience – That’s the story exactly! No idea how it got on Spiegel, though.