heather dewey-hagborg creates 3D portrait sculptures using DNA samples
through an unusual DNA collection method, the artist creates portrait sculptures from the analysis of genetic material collected in public places.
heather dewey-hagborg creates three-dimensional portraits using DNA samplesimage © dan phiffer
through an un-usual DNA collection method, american artist heather dewey-hagborg creates portrait sculptures from the analyses of genetic material collected in public places. from cigarette butts to hair samples, she works using random traces left behind from un-suspecting strangers. in a statement by dewey-hagborg, ‘stranger visions’ calls attention to the impulse toward genetic determinism and the potential for a culture of genetic surveillance. using DNA facial modeling software and a 3D printer, physical models are conceived – reconstructed from ethnic profiles, eye color and hair color.
three-dimensional portrait from DNA sampleimage © dan phiffer
three dimensional figures conceived from DNA gathered on githubimages courtesy heather dewey-hagborg
process showcasedimage © dan phiffer
process showcasedimage © dan phiffer
DNA hair sample collection at siteimage © thomas dexter
petri dish DNA samplesimage courtesy heather dewey-hagborg
(left) bushwick – adonis grocery, 209 wilson ave, (right) DNA sample from haplogroup: H1+16189 (spanish, berber, lebanese) sample 10images courtesy heather dewey-hagborg
(left) bushwick – laundromat, himrod st, (right) DNA sample from haplogroup: H2a2a (eastern europe, near east) sample 12images courtesy heather dewey-hagborg
(left) sample 10, (right) sample 12images courtesy heather dewey-hagborg
heather dewey-hagborg with 3D headimage courtesy heather dewey-hagborg
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