Soft Power
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“Soft Power” es un programa de actividades culturales sobre biotecnología. A partir de las obras de artistas, pensadores y activistas, “Soft Power” ofrece un recorrido por este nuevo territorio creativo en el que el arte y la cultura se encuentran con la ciencia, la tecnología, la economía global o la filosofía política.http://www.amarika.org/softpower/
Transcript of Soft Power
Biotech as... science and technology
DNA replication. Decoding of DNA: Human Genome Project, 2003
Biotech as... soft technology
Biotech as... a global industry
Biotech as... a global industry
> Bioindustry:Agroindustry (animals, vegetables...)Big Pharma (medicine, drugs...)
> On a global scale: Free market Transnational corporationsPublic administrationsLobbies
> Patents and intellectual property
... for the industrial explotation of the living
Biotech as... a global industry
Global Biotech & Biosecurity Mapsource: http://www.mbbnet.umn.edu/scmap/biosecuritymap.html
Biotech as... a global industry
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2008http://www.isaaa.org/
Biotech as... a global industry
Biotech Policieshttp://www.scienceprogress.org
Biotech as... a commodity
Biotech as a commodity...
Biotech as a commodity...
... for the design of the self
> Design of the living / Design of subjectivity> Cyborgs: forever young and beautiful> Biopolitical narrative
Soft PowerArt and technology in the biopolitical age
http://www.amarika.org/softpower
subRosa“Cell Track. Mapping the Appropiation of Life Materials”
subRosa“Cell Track. Mapping the Appropiation of Life Materials”
Source: 26-year-old Guaymi Womanfrom PanamaPatented material: Entire Genome (DNA)Patent filed by: Anonymous ResearcherCONTESTED!
Source: Anonymous BloodMaterial Patented: Gene mutationfactor in Asthma(Interleukin-9)Patented by: Magainin Pharmaceuticals (Genera Corp.)
Source: Human GenomePatented material: Breast CancerGene (BRCA1)Patented by: Myriad and OncorMed
Source: People with HIVMaterial Patented: Gene that controls AIDS infectionPatented by: Human Genome Sciences, MDCONTESTED!
Source: Anonymous Blood DonorsMaterial: Human DNA SequencesPatenting supported by: International Human Genome Organization (HUGO)CONTESTED!
subRosa“Epidemic! DIY Cell Lab”
subRosa“Epidemic! DIY Cell Lab”
Sally Gutierrez“Organ Market”
Boryana Rossa“Bootleg Garden”
Boryana Rossa“Bootleg Garden”
Bureau d'Etudes“Biotech Relational Maps
Bureau d'Etudes“Biotech Relational Maps
Bureau d'Etudes“La Bella Durmiente”
Rachel Mayeri“Soft Science”
Screenings Presentations Performances
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