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The Contamination of Alice: Instance #10: Becoming Alice and The Desire for Immortality
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Kratz, SJ, The Contamination of Alice: Instance #10: Becoming Alice and The Desire for Immortality, Riddoch Art Gallery, Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier (2017) [Published Creative Work]
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Abstract
The artwork includes live biological material in the form of facial casts composed of Agar that grow different bacterial colonies over the exhibition duration with a 3D printed facial scan of the artist. 3D components are displayed in conjunction with a video animation incorporating time-lapse imagery of bacteria and cell movement. Through the inclusion of animated contamination growth, the work gestures towards the concept of genetic exchange and cross-contamination of biological agents and creative ideas. The exhibition contributes to the development and recognition of artworks that draw on research across the arts and sciences and explores strategies for communicating complex biological and conceptual concepts through a merger of video and biological arts practice.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Published Creative Work |
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| Keywords: | 3D printed sculpture, video animation, Agar, bacteria and fungal colonies, DNA |
| Research Division: | Studies in Creative Arts and Writing |
| Research Group: | Visual Arts and Crafts |
| Research Field: | Fine Arts (incl. Sculpture and Painting) |
| Objective Division: | Cultural Understanding |
| Objective Group: | Arts and Leisure |
| Objective Field: | The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft) |
| UTAS Author: | Kratz, SJ (Dr Svenja Kratz) |
| ID Code: | 120932 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Deposited By: | Office of the School of Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2017-09-04 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-04-03 |
| Downloads: | 6 View Download Statistics |
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