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Ghost in the Cell (2015)
Original title: Ghost in the Cell:細胞の中の幽霊 2015
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Can Information Harbor Life?—The Fusion of Biotechnology and Art
The artist unit BCL, which has sparked international debate through works addressing near-future problems arising from the spread of new technologies, gives genes and cells to “Hatsune Miku,” the singing-voice synthesis software enjoying worldwide internet popularity as a leading example of contemporary Japanese pop culture. It explores the boundary between life and nonlife and the possibilities of contemporary Japan’s distinctive imagination, nurtured in the spaces between derivative creation, entertainment, and art.
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情報に生命は宿るかーバイオテクノロジーとアートの融合
新しい技術が普及した近未来の問題を題材にした作品で国際的な議論を巻き起こしてきたアーティストユニットBCLが、現在の日本のポップカルチャーの代表格としてインターネット上で世界的な人気を誇る歌声合成ソフト「初音ミク」に遺伝子と細胞を与え、生命/非生命の境界、そして二次創作や芸能/芸術のはざまで育まれる現代日本の特異な想像力の可能性を探究します。
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