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Biogenetic Blooms
Biogenetic Blooms

Biogenetic Blooms

Karen Ingram’s “Biogenetic Blooms,” is a series of floral inspired paintings made with genetically modified microbes on Petri dishes. Covered in Nature Biotechnology, her work depicts multi-entity collaborations between different entities: human, robot, and microbe, probing notions of agency and predictability.

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“Bitmap flowers” mug

“Bitmap flowers” mug

”Bitmap Flowers” were created digitally, converted into binary code screens, and painted with yeast by Opentrons OT2 liquid handling robots. I created limited edition mugs to commemorate the project.

by Karen Ingram

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“Orchid and Iris” mug

“Orchid and Iris” mug

Petri dish art painted with gene edited yeast, photographed and printed on a limited edition coffee mug. These paintings were part of the “Embodied Futures and the Ecology of Care” exhibition at BioBAT Art Space. Pictured on either side are "Orchid 4, Purple" and "Iris 8, Yellow."

by Karen Ingram

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