After viewing the videos related to biotechnology and art, I
found it intriguing how the combination of the two really pushes the
individual’s imagination and thoughts on what is normal to the everyday life.
An example that perfectly illustrates this statement is when scientists
incorporated the jellyfish’s glowing gene into mice. Eventually, artists would
further explore this new art form that has been created known as transgenic
art. Professor Vesna mentions a glowing bunny named Alba in one of her videos,
which is one of many examples that drew attention and controversy across all
boards from the art to science to animal rights communities. There were several
negative critiques about transgenic art being useless and abusive to animals
from animal rights advocates.
Alba the glowing bunny
When I did some of my own research on the blend between
biotechnology and art, I cam across an interesting exhibit called “MEART – the
Semi Living Artist.” In the project, the artist created two body parts. The
first part was a brain made of brain cells from a fetal rat, and the second
part was a robotic arm, which served as the body of the project. Essentially,
the two parts are supposed to synchronize with one another to create some sort
of drawing. The point of the exhibit was to take a deeper look into artificial
intelligence and its potential for future technologies. I think there is merit
to this work, but to a certain degree. I believe artificial intelligence can
help the human race in making certain daily tasks a lot simpler. However, I also
believe if artificial intelligence becomes too advanced, society will begin to
value it more than human beings when performing certain assignments. There are
even several movies that are out that illustrate super intelligent artificial
intelligence taking control of the world away from the human race. The movie, Transcendence, is one movie that depicts the potential power of artificial intelligence. If
artificial intelligence can be controlled and done under moderation, humanity
and artificial intelligence can coexist.
Robotic Arm used for "MEART- Semi Living Artist"
Transcendence: Artificial Intelligence Movie
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"Glowing Rabbit." Strange Science News. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 July, 2016.
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