Some reports claim that the first human has already been cloned. How far can this go? Are these scientific developments devoid of moral imperative? I am curious, surprised and disturbed. I find this scientific aptitude scary.
The toys are assembled with each part representing a “universal” beauty that parallels the ways in which we strive for beauty in our own lives. With this body of work, I am asking if this type of cloning - the manufacturing of aesthetic ideals - also has an effect on our values as human beings? Is genetic cloning a natural extension of the subtle forms of social cloning we participate in? And is this a positive development or an affront to nature?__________________________________________
Modernization and globalization shape urban development. In China, I have experienced and witnessed the changes that have taken place under the influence of Western modernity. These changes have contributed to a strong and powerful push for development in my country, but at the same time these forces are complicit in creating the environmental and social nightmare experienced in remote corners of China.
We reside in the Information and Communication Era and therefore we rely, extensively, on these high-tech facilities in our modern life. Machines become deeply rooted in our daily activities, replacing the old ways of doing things. Millions of newly purchased products replace millions of discarded ones.
Quentin Shih (a.k.a. Shi Xiaofan) , born in Tianjin (China) in 1975, lives and works as photographer/artist between NY and Beijing.
