Latent Figure Protocol

Description:

Exhibition catalog (2008) and DVD (2007). Latent Figure Protocol takes the form of a media installation that uses DNA samples to create emergent representational images. Employing a reactive gel and electrical current, LFP produces images that relate directly to the DNA samples used. A copyright symbol is derived from the DNA of an industrially-produced organism (a plasmid called “pET-11a”), illuminating ethical questions around the changing status of organic life and the ownership of living organisms. Gift of the artist.

Attribution:

Vanouse, Paul

Publisher:

CEPA Gallery

Publication Location:

Buffalo, New York

Date:

2007-2008

Cite As:

Paul Vanouse, Latent Figure Protocol exhibition catalog (Buffalo, New York: CEPA Gallery, 2008) and DVD (2007). Gift of the artist.