In Stranger Visions artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg creates portrait sculptures from analyses of genetic material collected in public places. Working with the traces strangers unwittingly leave behind, Dewey-Hagborg calls attention to the impulse toward genetic determinism and the potential for a culture of genetic surveillance.
More info on my blog.
Features on:
CNN,
NPR,
Smithsonian,
New York Times Magazine,
Wired UK, Fuji TV in Japan,http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2013/05/19/exp-harlow-intv-dewey-hagborg-dna-portraits.cnn?iref=videosearch
Wall Street Journal,
Times of London and UK Daily Mail,
Il Sole 24 Ore,
Dan Rather Reports (video) (starts at 39:38),
Studio 360 (radio and video),
Art Ukraine,
CBS News Radio,
Le Monde,
Haaretz,
New York Post (video),
The Boston Globe,
The Creators Project,
Designboom,
The Verge,
Fast Company,
Motherboard and
"face of the day" on the Daily Beast
Write-up on
Science Magazine,
Capital New York and
Artlog
The code underpinning Stranger Visions is still in progress. I am working on making it available as open source when I finish it (or hit a good stopping place).
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