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Week 6: Biotech+Art

I was not expecting to learn about genetic modification and the morphing or genes to expand on a study and develop art. Joe Davis who is considered the pioneer of Biotech Art wanted to learn about how to synthesize DNA. I enjoyed learning about the Audio Microscope because it transfers light information into sound. I thought it was different that he used a bacteria and gave it human like qualities. What I mean by this is that he used the Audio microscope to determine how Ecoli would respond to Jazz and other sounds. I have never thought about bacteria responding to music nor any sound of that matter.  I want to touch on Adam Zaretsky and his experiments with the zebra fish eggs. He wanted to morph two genes to create one and I thought this engaged many different aspects of this weeks readings.

Audio Microscope: Joe Davis

The main thing that caught my attention this week was lecture part four when Orlan spoke about body manipulation. Orlan was a french artist who practiced public plastic surgery performance. She is different from other plastic surgeons because she deals with cross breading and her performance is not for the advancement of beauty but for science. The lecture also spoke about Stelarc's third ear. I found this the very interesting because I kept asking myself why. The video stated that its purpose was body jewelry as well as modification of the body. There was a belief that the human body was not enough and this was a way to counteract that. This procedure could also be seen as a 3D implant for trans-humanism. This was pretty cool to me because it reminded me of Spy Kids. As shown below is a human with multiple faces, I always thought this was funny but now I find it interesting because the writer could be referring to Biotech art while producing this movie.

Third Ear

Spy Kids[Art manipulation]

When dealing with art you have to be cautious because art has no true definition. While reading Paul Vanouse's, "Suspect Inversion Center", I realized how different art is. He talks about the fingerprint and how that can lead to misinformation because of duplication and system errors, he proposes using more of a DNA scale because DNA replication is not prominent. He talks about DNA imaging and the stages of how to improve results. This ties back into Orlan because it deals with individualism and the body. 

Bibliography

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Vanouse, Paul. "Suspect Inversion Center (SIC)." Suspect Inversion Center (SIC). N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2016.

Venter, Craig. "Watch Me Unveil "synthetic Life"" Craig Venter:. N.p., May 2010. Web. 08 May 2016.

Vesna, Victoria, narr. “BioTech Art Lectures I-V.” N.p., . web. 5 Nov 2012.

Zaretsky, Adam. "Strains:." VivoArts: Embryonic Sculpting. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2016.

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