Throughout this week’s videos and reading,
I have learned that the relationship between Biotechnology and art is very
complicated because it can give us both the possibilities and the risks like manipulating
genetics.
In Vesna’s discussion, the artist Stelarc
inserted a third ear into his left arm, and then this behavior attempted to
express like “technology could overcome human limitations.” This makes me
shocked and disturbed because I believe that human body are created perfectly
for ourselves.
Additionally, the topic of “genetically
modified food” is very familiar to my life. When going to the supermarket in my
home country Japan, there are labels of GMO on those products. I unconsciously
avoid buying GMO, but it is very hard to distinguish them in the USA. Even
though I have the negative image of GMO like unpredicted damage, genome foods
have the benefits in order to create more quality, taste, resistant to disease
and more nutrition. The animals or plants can genetically avoid the unexpected
issues of disease like Flu because of the resistance to disease. It can also
contribute the food productions for the growing world population, so manipulating
genetics will be able to produce new value.
In “Meanings of Participation”, Kelty
pointed out, “The more information we gather, the more it produces—annotations,
linkages, comparisons, patterns and errors for further analysis. Creativity
breeds creativity. (5)” As Kelty mentioned, creating new concept or value can
lead to new perspectives in our society. The technology of GMO might be related
with another discovery of agriculture to better society.
There are many benefits by biotechnology to
our life, yet I believe that we should not go beyond human limitation more than
necessary since we have to keep own moral or ethical. We should not seek for
own creativity instinctively. While controlling own desire for creativity,
people should advance the combination between biotechnology and art.
Work
Cited
1. “Ear On Arm.” Stelarc Org. Web. 10 May.
2015. http://stelarc.org/?catID=20242
2. Walker, Diana. “GMO Genetically Modified and
Genetically Engineered Foods Monsanto.” The Cravings Coach. 17 Oct. 2012. Web.
10 May. 2015.
http://thecravingscoach.com/blog/gmo-genetically-modified-and-genetically-engineered-foods-monsanto/
3. “Biotechnology.” EngineersGarage. Web.
10May. 2015.
4. “Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified
Foods.” Health Research Funding.org. 04 Dec. 2013. Web. 10 May. 2015.
5. “Genetically Modified Foods.” Learn.
Genetics. Web. 10 May. 2015.
6. UConlineprogram. “5 BioArt pt4.” Youtube. Youtube. 17 May. 2012. Web. 10
May. 2015.
7. Kelty, Chris. “Meanings of Participation:
Outlaw Biology?” Print.
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