My
Current practice reflects a fascination with medical images that render
the human body transparent. After having worked with X-ray imagery in
2014, my attention turned to visual representations of genetic data. In
September of 2015 I approached the Garvan Institute of Medical Research
about the possibility of sequencing my own genome. After appropriate
ethical approvals were undertaken, a sample of DNA extracted from my
blood was sent to Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics, and in December of
2015 my entire genome was delivered to me via a cloud based DNA
platform. Visual representations of the information contained within
these files will form the basis of a series of artworks. These artworks
will examine the metaphoric life of DNA, and attempt to negotiate the
disembodiment that occurs when viewing the body as data.
