Mon Aug 1, 2011 11:25 AM
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/07/bioart/ Interesting quote: ‘We have to be careful of human arrogance. We need to be post-humanist.’
Biological processes and structures have inspired artists for centuries, but only in the last two decades have artists collaborated with biologists to create works that use live human and animal tissues as materials. This emerging field of “bioart” can be extremely provocative, and brings with it a range of technical, logistical and ethical issues.
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