학술논문
Bioengineered Living Entities in Art: Aliveness, Duration, and Movement in Bricolage.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*BIOENGINEERING
*ART exhibitions
*MYOCARDIUM
*MUSCLE cells
*STEM cells
*CELLULAR mechanics
*BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Language
ISSN
0024-094X
Abstract
Bricolage is a kinetic biological artwork first exhibited at the Perth International Arts Festival in 2020. The artists used stem cell technologies to create bioengineered living entities from donated human heart muscle cells. These living entities are suspended in an incubator from the ceiling and are made visible to gallerygoers, who watch the performance of cells generating and moving independently. This paper considers how the assemblage, animation, and performance of cells embedded in Bricolage highlight questions around the conceptualizations and perceptions of life, duration, animation, and aliveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]