Bio Art and the Biotechnological Singularity

Abstract

In the work of Eduardo Kac, Tissue Culture & Art, Niki Sperou and Pinar Yoldas, bio art appears to participate in a philosophical framework that suggests that the critique of science can only take place outside of science, a position associated with Heidegger. Quentin Meillassoux and Ray Brassier’s assertions concerning the philosophical validity of the physical and biological sciences indicate that thought and science must be recalibrated as standing on equal footing before the real. This allows for a reinterpretation of bio art as an important mode of understanding and negotiating the speculative opportunities afforded by art-science interaction.