Humancraft

The idea that the human is a genetically perfectible artefact is eugenic. There is a tension between the idea of the human body existing in a state of nature, which must be preserved at all costs, and the idea of the body as part of an ongoing technical evolution. The biological possibilities were spectacular, however my concerns were with context, who and what are defining this?

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Spine - A conversation with CRUMB

>"these are tiny bodies and from a distance appear (to me), as if rain."

A critical analysis and discussion around the meanings interpreted from Spine, with members of the CRUMB online forum.

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On Infected - The Lumiere Reader, NZ

In terms of technological development – which includes what is termed "genetic engineering" – it's not the capabilities or possibilities that are the problem, but the people who control what is developed and how this is used. In other words, the political and socio-economic forces driving research.

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Coil - issue 01 - July 1994

This is an extract from a much longer article which was written as an opening to a conference at The London Film Makers Co-op in July 94. It was intended as a broad and basic introduction to issues surrounding digital image manipulation.

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