“The Transgenic Bagel” by Sonya Rapoport

Title:

The Transgenic Bagel

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Sonya Rapoport -
  • University of California at Berkeley

Symposium:

• ISEA95: Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• École Cherrier, Montreal, Canada

Medium:

Interactive

Artist Statement:

The Transgenic Bagel is an interactive computer-assisted artwork based on a gene splicing theme. The initial interaction, affecting the sound component, occurs when participants “play” a simulated slot machine to “win” a character trait. This gene trait, excised from a mythological animal residing in Noah’s virtual ark, is processed, engineered, and impregnated into a DNA plasmid bagel. Participants can accept the gene by eating the transgenic bagel, or trade the trait. How they plan to use it is another interactive feature.

Video:

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Interactive Monitor-Based