빈센트 반고흐, 그를 다시 만나다. 이번 프로젝트는 1888년, 반 고흐에게 일어난 정신병적인 사건의 중심에 있는 절단된 귀의 재현을 통해 그 당시 그가 겪었던 고통과 아픔을 체험, 이해하는 경험을 제공하는데 있다. 재현된 귀는 반 고흐 형제의 증손자에 증손자로 부터 추출한 DNA를 디지털 시뮬레이션을 통해 모델링, 그리고 3D printing을 통해 구현한다. 전시장을 찾는 관람객들은 수화기를 통해 당시 그가 느꼈던 신경적 불안증과 유사한 소음을 실시간으로 청취하며 1888년 그의 머리 속을 들여다 보게 된다.
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artist diemut strebe
and a team of scientists have grown a living replica of vincent van
gogh’s ear out of tissue-engineered cartilage sourced from the famed
dutch artist’s relative. ‘sugababe’ comprises natural genetic
information about van gogh taken from the great-great-grandson of his
brother, theo, as well as engineered components. using a 3D-printer and
computer imaging technology, the cells were molded to be identical in
shape to van gogh’s ear, which he self-severed during a psychotic
episode in 1888. the ear — which is being kept alive inside a case of
nutrient solution — is being exhibited at ZKM karlsruhe, germany until july 6th, 2014.
visitors to the exhibition can speak to the ear through a microphone
system. the input sound is processed by a computer using software, which
converts the noise to simulate nerve impulses in real time. however the
speaker’s voice is never actually heard, but a crackling sound is
produced by the ear, only to outline absence instead of presence.
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