Week 6- Biotech and Art

Going over this weeks information I learned about biotechnology and art and how they correlate with each other. Many artists have different interpretations of biotechnology based on work in the laboratories with tissues, different cellular levels and scientific imaging. The official definition of biotechnology is “the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones.”

Biotechnology 
Audio Microscope


I also learned about genomes and how their information is participates in our growth and development. Joe Davis is the pioneer of bioart and genomes. Davis designed the Audio Microscope, which shows living cells while simultaneously listening to their greatly amplified species and micro acoustic signatures. It also translated light information into sound allowing to hear living cells.






Another name that stuck out to me was Kathy High, the artist who created the Rat Laughter. The Laughter communicates through ultrasound, which sends stress signals throughout the body. Humans and rats studies are basically the same, which helps us cure health problems over time.


Rat
Overall, it was informative and interesting to learn about biotechnology and genomes and their affect and introduction into society, the Audio Microscope that simulates living cells and how rats and human studies relate to cure problems.  What was the most interesting to me was the collaboration between biotechnology and art to make models of DNA.

-Kyle Molnar

Citations 

Design, Rhm/hamiltro Website. "KATHY HIGH." Kathy High - visual/media artist, independent curator, educator. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2017.

"Have Your Genome Made Into a Piece of Art." Wired.com. Conde Nast Digital, n.d. Web. 09 May 2016. <http://www.wired.com/2012/06/dna-art/>.

"Human-Rat Comparisons." Neuron Development RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2017.

Joe Davis (artist). N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2017.

Vesna. Victoria. Lecture. DESMA 9. Web.

Comments

  1. William ConnerMay 17, 2017 at 3:04 PM

    I found your comment on the "rat laughter" enlightening because technology like this has rarely been used in the artistic fields. By combining art and biotechnology, scientists can now understand other animals better, and this technology will later be used on humans. It is crazy to me how quickly society is with creating smarter and faster devices. It is evident how technological innovation is one of the more important things we focus on, and I believe art will be more and more affected by technology over time.

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