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RICARDO DOMINGUEZ + HOX ZODIAC DINNER (BETA)

DIANE LUDIN 04 DECEMBER 2014
CNSI ART|SCI GALLERY
BIRD SONG DIAMOND: SECRET LIFE OF BIRDS
Hox Zodiac Dinner is an on-going
06 NOVEMBER 2014 collaboration between Art|Sci director
CNSI ART|SCI GALLERY Victoria Vesna and neuroscientist
Siddharth Ramakrishnan. Inspired by the
The Aisen Caro Chacin, Joel Ong and the Hox genes which codify body plans across
Art|Sci Collective joined the multi- the animal kingdoms, Hox Zodiac offered
year collaboration of Professor Victoria the audience a seat at the dinner table,
Vesna and evolutionary biologist Dr. enabling conversations on mutations,
Charles Taylor in this sound and art morphology, and metamorphosis, on humans
exhibition based on the NSF-sponsored in relation to animals and the food we
research on Mapping Acoustic Sensor eat, on animals feral and laboratory
Array of Bird Communication Networks. raised. This first-ever iteration of the
participatory project aimed to heighten
Secret Life of Birds built off of consciousness about our animal bodies,
this idea and aimed to re-examine mutations, art, and science.
the bonds between humans and birds
through the perspective of the birds.
This ongoing project continues to see
various disciplines of art and science
converging to present Taylor’s research
as a work of art.

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