Ars Electronica Festival · 2015
Drosophila titanus
by Andy Gracie
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2015
In 2015, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Drosophila titanus” by Andy Gracie (Hybrid Art) with a Honorary Mention.
*Drosophila* titanus is an ongoing and long-term project which through a process of experimentation and artificial selection aims to breed a species of the fruit fly, drosophila, that would theoretically be capable of living on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
About Andy Gracie
Andy Gracie (UK/ES) works across various disciplines including installation, robotics, sound, video and biological practice. Recently his work has involved studies and reactions to the science of astrobiology; notions of the origins of life coupled with a…
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