31 July, 2014 2:00PM AEST A bloody mystery: why do humans have blood types? By Matthew Bevan Despite a century of study into blood types, scientists still don’t know what purpose they serve. What’s your blood type? Are you the universal donor O-? Or maybe you’re the universal recipient AB+. Surprisingly, despite a century of [...]
Author: bloodonsilk
A Socially Engaged Practice?
Heard a great radio interview yesterday by Frances Barrett talking to two artists Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, and Zanny Begg, together with the exhibition curator Megan Monte, about an upcoming show at Campbelltown Arts Centre in South Western Sydney. The exhibition is called "The List' and the short version of the curatorial premise is seeking to [...]
Blood on Silk: Turn to, turn away
Closing on the 20th July, it's the last week you can see this work, Blood on Silk, Turn to, turn away installed across the foyer of the Campbelltown Arts Centre.
Who owns your personal data?
The UK artist Jennifer Lyn Morone monetises herself in her art project Jennifer Lyn Morone™ Inc (JL), registered in Delaware. She starts by selling her data and then moves through other options to selling her blood and body parts. Who knows what next will be up for sale?
Another photo from Blood on Silk at Campbelltown Arts Centre.
The single work Blood on Silk: Campbelltown uses layers of handmade silk paper both to define the structure of the gallery space and to partially conceal it. Working as a semi permeable membrane some things are allowed to pass and others held. The silk paper is beautiful, isolating and with its references to connective tissues [...]
Blood on Silk: Site of Production
Blood on Silk: Site of production, 2014 Video 2.20 mins. As installed at Campbelltown Arts Centre projected onto a black wall A repetitive unveiling of the crook, more formally known as the cubital crease, of the human arm reveals the site of blood retrieval as well as the vulnerability and grittiness of misuse in that area of the body. [...]
Blood on Silk: Campbelltown June 7th to 20th July 2014
Video interview on Blood on SIlk: State Silk Museum from Cultureonline
. Fiona Davies - "Blood on Silk"
You are invited to Blood on Silk | Fiona Davies | Saturday 7 June, 2pm at Campbelltown Arts Centre
Blood on Silk is a dynamic and thought provoking exhibition by Australian artist Fiona Davies. Drawing on research conducted by scientists who planned to create silk microchips used to measure blood cells still within the body, Davies responds with her own personal quest to understand the material, cultural, and personal processes related to surveillance, science, [...]
Starting the Install – Tbilisi, Georgia
Day one of the installation of my exhibition at the State Silk Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
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