or-nam-ism n., plural: ornamisms derived from ‘ornamental organism’ An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus enhanced by biotechnology for aesthetic or conceptual purposes. ‘The ornamism project’ functions not only as an informative platform for ornamental organisms, but also (more)
Installations of strawberries and a taxidermied crow by Claire Morgan, 2010. www.claire-morgan.co.uk
Pigeon d’Or by Tuur van Balen: The city is a vast and incredibly complex metabolism in which the human species is the tiniest of fractions; tiny and yet intrinsically linked into an organic embroidery beyond our understanding. It is within this complex fabric that (future) biotechnologies (more)
