“Xenological Entanglements Surrounding Transgender Life in Space” presented by Knouf

Symposium:

• ISEA2022: 27th International Symposium on Electronic Art
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• Xenological Entanglements Surrounding Transgender Life in Space

• Adriana Knouf

Venue(s):

• MACBA – Convent dels Àngels, Barcelona, Spain

• Space travel for transgender people will require some way of producing hormones for long-duration space missions. One potential way of doing this is through the genetic engineering of testicular cells so that they produce estrogen rather than testosterone. The Xenological Entanglements. 001: Eromatase project explores some of the elements of this desire. Consisting of open-source hardware, speculative photoperformance, and laboratory research, the project additionally highlights the need for novel methods of hormone production in a world where there still exists extensive gatekeeping regarding access to transgender healthcare.

Keywords:

• transgender
• Space Art
• microgravity
• speculative design

Category:

• Artist Talk