MIMIC
Oil on Plants
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MIMIC (2015)
“ Do we adapt to or manipulate the nature - for being efficient and to be survived? ”.
“ Can you see a distinction between real and painted leaves? “
With this work, natural leaves were visually manipulated; some green was turned red and those were dry became fresh.
In my opinion, the border between the act of adaptation and manipulation is vague. Through technological and scientific advances, for any advantages or with any risks, human beings have more ability to manipulate nature, for example; genetic modification, hydroponic, replacing native species with exotic species, etc. I take genetic manipulation as an example. It has an advantage in being able to quickly produce new varieties than selective breeding. In contrary, it has some possible risks to human health and environmental impact.
Genetically engineered crops could cause health problems. For instance, genes from an allergenic plant could transfer this unwanted trait to the target plant. This phenomenon was documented in 1996, as soybeans with a Brazil nut gene—added to improve their value as animal feed—produced an allergic response in test subjects with Brazil nut allergies.
Genetically engineered crops can potentially cause environmental problems that result directly from the engineered traits. For instance, an engineered gene may cause a GE crop (or a wild relative of that crop) to become invasive or toxic to wildlife.