Andy Gracie (United Kingdom) /
Biography
AUTOINDUCER_Ph-1: CROSS CULTURAL CHEMISTRY
Autoinducer_Ph-1 exploits natural symbioses in combination with synthetic protagonists to examine the functionality of hybrid ecosystems and the relationships between man, machine and environment. Information systems inherent in relationships between organisms and their augmentation with artificial counterparts are brought into focus through outcomes of the complex relationships within the system.
VIDEO DOCUMENTATION: Autoinducer_Ph-1: Cross Cultural Chemistry (08:13), GB/ES, in English, color, stereo, DVD, 2008
PHOTO CREDITS: Andrew Gracie, Autoinducer_Ph-1: Cross Cultural Chemistry, 2006, photo courtesy the artist. © 2006 Andrew Gracie
CONTENTSDVD-ROM 1I. ARTIFICIAL BUT ACTUAL: Artificial LifeII. LIMITS OF MODELING: Evolutionary DesignIII. SHINING PROSTHESES: RoboticsDVD-ROM 2IV. BODY AS TECHNOLOGY: Techno-body ModificationV. MORE THAN A COPY, LESS THAN NOTHINGNESS: Bio and Genetic EngineeringVI. SEMI-LIVING: Tissue and Stem Cells EngineeringVII. POST SCRIPTUM: Re-Coding