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Lynn Hershman Leeson : Antibodies

Rudolf Frieling, George Church · 2019

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"At the center of the publication is Lynn Hershman Leeson's installation The Infinity Engine, modeled after a genetics laboratory. The artist demonstrates that the boudaries between natural and artifical life are dissolving at an increasingly rapid pace in the age of synthetic biology, and that today life itself can be artificially shaped. This includes DNA manipulation, artificial human organs manufactured via 3D-bioprinting, antibody research, and use of DNA as a biological storage medium, Leeson presents these achievements as works of art embedded in an inimitable aesthetic. Documenting these work cycles in photographs of the exhibition at at the HeK Basel, this volume also contains numerous essays that offer both a scientific context and insight into this trailblazing media artist's oeuvre and her current focus on technology"--Page 4 of cover.

Book details

Year
2019
Language
English
Publisher
Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH & Co KG
Editions
1
Pages
120
ISBN
9783775746113

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