Cryobook Archives

Authors

  • Tagny Duff Concordia University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/cjc.2012v37n1a2532

Keywords:

Biomedia, Biological art, Cryopreservation, Research-creation, Anthropodermic bibliopegy

Abstract

ABSTRACT Cryobook Archives is a biological art project utilizing tissue culture and anthropodermic bibliopegy. The article outlines how the process of research-creation with synthetic biological viruses introduces a necessary rethinking of the materiality of contemporary digital media.

RÉSUMÉ Cryobook Archives est un projet d’art biologique fondé sur la culture de tissus et la reliure des livres en peau humaine. Cet article démontre comment le processus de recherche-création avec des virus biologiques synthétiques amène à repenser la matérialité des médias numériques contemporains.

Author Biography

Tagny Duff, Concordia University

Tagny Duff is an interdiscplinary media artist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University.
Volume 37, Issue 1

Published

2012-03-29

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2012): Media Arts Revisited (MARs)

Section

Research in Brief