Event 3


For event number three I visited the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. I wasn't sure if i would find any work related to the subjects being taught in this course at first, but I was pleasantly surprised to find stuff that was relevant to what we have been learning about. One of the artists whose work was on display was Lina Espinosa.

The particular work being shown was photographs of drawings made using genetically engineered E.coli bacteria which was designed to glow. The drawings, which depicted maps, immediately reminded me of the topics that were discussed in the Biotech  and Neuroscience sections of the course. The artist that produced these photographs used similar concepts and technology to the artist that created the GFP bunny, and the artists that created the Brainbows. Both of these art projects also altered the DNA of animals in order to achieve a desired outcome. I thought the work created by Espinosa was interesting, and I was pleasantly surprised to find something almost directly related to the course.


Another work of art that was related to the coursework was an installation by Thiago Hersan and Radames Anja.

The piece was called Memememe and it involved two smartphones that were set up to face each other. The phones are placed on motorized robotic arms, and are programmed to interact with each other, including taking pictures of one another and uploading them to social media, which can be viewed on a near by tablet. This piece of art was interesting cause it combined the aspect of robotics with the concept of AI and social media.
Overall, this museum had some interesting things on display. I would suggest visiting the MoLAA on a Sunday, because it is free. I saw many things that were relevant to the course topics, but the two mentioned are what stood out to me the most.
Sources

 “Brainbow.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 May 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainbow.Kac, 

 Eduardo. “GFP BUNNY.” NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ENIGMA, www.ekac.org/gfpbunny.html#gfpbunnyanchor.

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