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After_the_war_a_medal_and_maybe_a_job.jpg
The image depicts a wealthy man in fine clothes offering a medal to an American soldier after returning home from war. The soldier is clearly injured and walking on his hands, as his legs are missing.

The_Parents_Kathe_Kollwitz.png
The image depicts two crying parents holding each other. They are mourning the loss of their child who died in war.

teratological prototypes.jpg
A installation that includes functioning lab equipment and a free standing tent that all supports a single tissue culture growth.

DIY De-victimization Kit.jpg
This photo depicts a women working in a lab with blood covering her. Their DIY De-victimization Kit offers tools to mitigate guilt associated with consuming animal products, encouraging personal reflection on ethical dilemmas.

Life Boat.jpg
This photo depicts an orange ball with a ladder leading to an inside. Life Boat transforms a ship's lifeboat into a mobile biotech lab, symbolizing preservation amidst ecological uncertainties

UP_2_U.jpg
A vending machine style art piece that allows members of the community to choose what pollution they want to release into the ecosystem

Pig Wings.jpg
This photo depicts two very small red wings on a black backdrop. In Pig Wings, they grow wings from pig stem cells, exploring the boundaries between species and the implications of genetic engineering.

Living Steak.jpg
This photo depicts a small round redish-orange object on a small metal plate. Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr's projects further delve into the complexities of life and ethics. Their Semi-Living Steak presents lab-grown meat, questioning the morality of…

Genesis.jpg
This photo depicts a dark room with a blue dot in the center with smaller green dots inside of it. Eduardo Kac's Genesis translates a biblical sentence into Morse code and then into DNA, creating a synthetic gene inserted into bacteria.

Stelarc's Exoskeleton.jpg
This photo depicts a man riding a machine with eight legs. Stelarc's Exoskeleton exemplifies this fusion by integrating a six-legged robotic suit with the human body, challenging traditional notions of bodily autonomy and control.
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