Tagny Duff

Tagny Duff, Cyrobook Archives, 2010*

As part of the exhibition Cellular Memorabilia

Main Gallery + Black Box + Ste-Catherine Street Vitrine

October 17 - November 11, 2011

À partir de l'exposition Cellular Memorabilia

Galerie principale + boîte noire + vitrine rue ste-catherine

le 17 octobre - 11 novembre, 2011

Biography

Tagny Duff is an interdisciplinary media artist working across video, performance, bioart, net art and installation. Duff's current work explores the murky terrain of life, liveliness and what is perceived as live in the post-biological era. By working hands-on with biotechnology and scientific techniques that are used in scientific laboratory practices to manipulate life, Duff generates uncanny images, objects and experiences that introduce viewers to visceral encounters. The works explore (and provoke) a reflection on the changing status and scale of bodies as they migrate across digital and biological platforms. Recent projects include Cryobook Archives (2010) exhibited at the Science Gallery, Dublin Ireland as part of Visceral (2011), Tissue Culture Point of View (2008) exhibited at the Perth Institute for Contemporary Art, Australia (2008) and The Living Viral Tattoos (2008), selected for the International Symposium of Electronic Art (2009). Duff is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies and the director of Fluxmedia Research-Creation Network.

Biographie

Tagny Duff est une artiste média interdisciplinaire utilisant la vidéo, la performance, l’art biologique, l’art en ligne et l’installation. Son travail actuel explore les zones troubles de la vie, de la gaieté, et de ce qui est perçu comme vivant dans l’ère postbiologique. En travaillant de façon pratique avec la biotechnologie et des techniques scientifiques qui sont utilisées en laboratoire pour manipuler la vie, Duff génère des images étranges, des objets et des expériences qui initient les visiteurs à des rencontres viscérales. Ses œuvres explorent (et provoquent) une réflexion sur le statut changeant des corps alors qu’ils migrent à travers des plates-formes numériques et biologiques.

Links

http://tagnyduff.net

http://cryobookarchives.wordpress.com 

http://artsandscience.concordia.ca/comm/faculty/duff.html

http://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/residents/duff

http://www.ktpress.co.uk/nparadoxa-volume-details.asp?volumeid=28

* Materials: Human explant tissue, archival paper, biodegradable sutures, Lentivirus

Artwork Size: Books are approx. 2x2 inches each

Photographer’s name: Tagny Duff

Copyright holder: Tagny Duff

Other pertinent information: Supported by The Canada Council for the Arts, SymbioticA, Centre for Excellence in Biological Arts