GLO(W)FISH™ draws its inspiration from a series of 2004 Internet news about the first genetically modified house pets and the legal and ethical implications that occur from their commercial distribution. The first genetically altered house pets are ornamental fish that have been genetically modified in order to glow in the dark. Their trademark is Glofish©. The video elaborates on the complex set of relations between science, value and ornament (ornamental fish).
GLO(W)FISH™, 2010
3 min, 29 sec. High Definition video, color, sound, English spoken.
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In GLO(W)FISH™, the relation between image and language is not linear. On the contrary, the production of meaning occurs through the gaps and ruptures between visual and textual narration. GLO(W)FISH™ visual material consists of a series of shots taken in the backstages and the workspaces of a theater, one of the most emblematic places for the production of spectacle.
In the form of a recorded dialogue, four different voices exchange different parts of information concerning the topic of Glowfish; questions and answers concerning the plus and minus of the release of modified fish into the market, alternate with statements by glowfish researchers and scientists and parts of information concerning the phenomenon of glowing as examined by scientist Robert Boyle back in 1663.