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Transgenic Bagel, The

Sonya  Rapoport

1996
web-based book; diskette, computer installation

Contemporary attitudes, human concerns, current events, and scientific material are interwoven metaphorically and humorously into my interactive artworks - be they artist's books, web-based sites or installations. I create within the context of comparitive cultures and other time periods an aesthetic event that reflects our own culture and its place in history.// "The Transgenic Bagel," a parody on recombinant gene splicing, is an interactive art project that has evolved from a computer-based installation to a web-based site, and lastly to an interactive book. Its parodic content hypothesizes that Noah's Ark comprised the first gene-pool and was the first experiment in gene technology. Mythical animals residing in Noah's virtual ark carry the Noahsomal DNA of biblical characters from which the genes are extracted by hypodermic needle. The desired trait genes are then injected into bagels and transferred to the participant by means of consuming the virtual bagel.

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