Sustainable Polymers

BioArt is often ludicrous. It can be lumpy, gross, unsanitary, sometimes invisible, and tricky to keep still on the auction block. But at the same time, it does something very traditional that art is supposed to do: draw attention to the beautiful and grotesque details of nature that we might otherwise never see. While raising questions about the role of science in society, “most of these works tend toward social reflection, conveying political and societal criticism through the combination of artistic and scientific processes. Works of bioart are most often seen as a contribution to the social, political and economic questions that arise from scientific research, however at times contribute and make advancements in research.