093374/Z/10/Z: HUMAN +

Project Summary:What is the next step for humankind? Will we learn to take control of our own evolution or enhance our senses to allow us to see ultraviolet light, feel magnetic fields or hear ultrasound? Can we defeat ageing and extend our lives indefinitely? What would be the consequences for the environment and for our social relationships?These questions are explored in HUMAN+, a major new exhibition, supported by the Wellcome Trust at Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin. HUMAN+ includes works by Stelarc, Eduardo Kac and John Isaacs and invites the public to participate in real research into robot human interactions and the genetic predisposition to risk taking through donating a sample of their DNA at a lab set up specifically in the Gallery

Grant Holder:Dr Michael J Gorman

Organisation:Trinity College Dublin

Financial Year:2009/2010