Anna Dumitriu, Necklace, 2011. The artist plays with the “string of beads” metaphor used by scientists to describe the structures of proteins constructed from chains of amino acids, but relocates the metaphor materially within the actual genomic level.
- Friday, November 3, 2017
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- MAWA, 611 Main Street
Biomaterials such as human and animal tissue, blood, bacteria and genes have been used as artistic media for decades. This talk explores the work of female artists whose practices consist of creating art from living cells, and the limitations, possibilities and ethics of growing tissue as an artistic endeavor.
Free, everyone is welcome.
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Reva Stone’s work examines the mediation between our bodies and the technologies that are altering how we interact with the world. Stone is currently working with the ideologies driving the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. Although she herself doesn’t work with living material, she is fascinated with this type of work and the issues raised in its creation.