Future proof|morality Calculus| EXHIBITION

Morality Calculus is a bioart installation by artist Yuning Chen that recounts the endeavour of creating bread fermented with yeast-human cell hybrids in a synthetic biology lab in collaboration with biologist Dr.Elise Cachat. The installation aims to provoke a discussion on the moral dimension of the part-based analogy prevalent in synthetic biology: if livingorganisms are seen as mechanical vessels containing functional genetic legos, how do we ‘calculate’ the moral status of a yeast-human cell hybrid? Will it be a mere concatenation of the source organisms, defined by the ones that have a higher moral status or affected by theresulting traits they exhibit?

Presented by Summerhall, ASCUS Art & Science and Design Informatics and The Centre for Engineering Biology, in partnership with Edinburgh Futures Institute

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Programme launch brunch: Saturday 30th March | 11:00 - 13:00 | Summerhall Library Gallery

Opening times: Saturday 30th March 2024 - Sunday 14th April | Wed - Sun | 11:00 - 17:00

Where: Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL | War Memorial Gallery

Tickets: Drop in | FREE, donations welcome

 Presented by Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival