Excerpt from T3511 by Heather Dewey-Hagborg, 2018
ITP Alum, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, has debuted a video installation that speculates how our biodata is exploited at the MU Artspace in The Netherlands:
We’re just starting to become aware of how digital companies are using our data, but what about our biodata? This question is at the heart of Heather Dewey-Hagborg’s Creative Capital project, T3511, which premieres May 11 at MU Artspace in the Netherlands. The four-channel video installation tells the story of a biohacker who secures saliva from an anonymous donor to extract the person’s DNA, grow their body in a petri dish and proceeds to fall in love with them. The work is an imaginative look into what might be possible in a matter of years.
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