Piccinini's works are designed to make a statement. They challenge our perception of human life and the natural world. The recurring theme in the artist's work is one of ethics and the changing face of our world in the hasty shadow of advancing technology. In-vitro fertilisation and genetic engineering are two examples of technologies which have permanently changed the way humans reproduce and evolve. People who would normally be sterile can have children and pass on their DNA and challenge Darwin's theory of natural selection. Her works reflect her own vision of this world. For this project, I have taken inspiration from the reproductive aspect of her work, and come up with my own challenge to our technological society. The image above is a conceptualisation of this idea.
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