Displaying the researched body: Growing cell portraits in a medical museum
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In Heirloom, artist Gina Czarnecki and scientist John Hunt grow portraits of the artist’s daughters from their own cells, onto glass casts of their faces. This required the development of novel scien- tific techniques to allow the growth of human cells in a gallery. Heirloom was exhibited at Medical Museion as a part of EU Crea- tive Europe project Trust Me, I’m an Artist. Here, we discuss three key issues raised by the artwork and its curation; (1) consent and ownership with regard to bodily materials, (2) biological portrai- ture and identity, and (3) DIY and depicting the future.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Leonardo & Leonardo Music Journal |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 86-87 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISSN | 0024-094X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2017 |
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