Art and bio-science

There are many artists that have worked in different forms and with different medium, in order to explore either the effect that bioscience will eventually have on people or experimented with biological sciences.
My first example is the Anthrax Clock by Hunter O'Reilly.

 




















In this, we see four photos of the artist superimposed on a clock. In each of the frames the anthrax cells and spores multiply under her face, and as the anthrax cells are increased there is a change from a happy face expression to a traumatised.


The next artist is Al Wunderlich and his Living Paintings.

They are created in order to be visible under a microscope. He used bacteria that was genetically engineered with fluorescent proteins. They are placed on acrylic plates in temperature controlled rooms and the bacteria when the resin is removed are basically animated.