News From The Future: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Using Living Tissue As An Artistic Medium

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News From The Future: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Using Living Tissue As An Artistic Medium

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News From The Future: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Using Living Tissue As An Artistic Medium

Biological processes and structures have inspired artists for centuries, but it’s only in the last two decades that artists have started to collaborate with biologists to create works that use live human and animal tissues, bacteria and living organisms as materials. This emerging field of “bioart” can be extremely provocative, and brings with it a range of technical, logistical and ethical issues.

Your coat has feelings too…

10 thoughts on “News From The Future: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Using Living Tissue As An Artistic Medium

  1. Colonel Shofer says:

    Delete me !!!

  2. Colonel Shofer says:

    Easy,

    Such tissues are not living, only organisms are living

    ST

  3. Anonymous says:

    So… Lady Gaga was a pioneer?

  4. Ofis Mobilyaları says:

    Do everything lady gaga …

  5. ruben baler says:

    for those interested in the future of aesthetics, there is very exciting book project in the works.
    you can check it out in indiegogo, here:

    http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Next-Thing?a=326916

    cheers

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