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Synthetic Neoplasms
Author(s) -
Cruz Marcos
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.765
Subject(s) - flesh , lineage (genetic) , art history , art , environmental ethics , philosophy , history , biology , fishery , biochemistry , gene
Marcos Cruz explores the cultural precedents for the evolution of synthetic neoplasms ‐ artificial matter and bio‐synthetic flesh composites. He draws on a rich artistic and filmic lineage, ranging from the hybrid forms of 16th‐century Breugel to Patricia Piccinini's more recent mutant creations, and most vividly and perhaps alarmingly the flesh formations of the game‐pods in David Cronenberg's 1999 film eXistenZ. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.