(plexiglass, glass vials, human hair, text. 16”x36”x10”. 1999)
After Pasadena we were invited to create a work for an exhibition at the Oregon College of Art and Craft. The Creative Gene Harvest Archive became our instrument in subverting the context wherein the work was viewed and investigating the shifting boundary between art and science. The Creative Gene Harvest Archive began with Gene Genies Worldwide©™’s intent to harvest, store, and utilize the genetic codes for creativity collected from some of society’s most exemplary and recognized creative individuals in order to design and imbue future personalities with these same traits. In this display, we have selected a representative sampling from over 10,000 gifted individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts and sciences over the past fifteen years. To gaze upon this collection is to be a witness to creativity, it is a truly significant work of art in its own right. The harvest is ongoing and the archive is under consideration for being recognized as the eighth natural wonder of the world.