DNA Aesthetics with Madeleine Mendell (Media Archivist)

EPISODE 8: DNA Aesthetics with Madeleine Mendell (Media Archivist)In this episode, we chat with media archivist, Madeleine Mendell, about the deeper social narratives and aesthetic implications of using DNA as a storage medium. We recorded this conversation in September of 2023.***“Harvard scientists pioneer storage of video inside DNA” (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/12/scientists-pioneer-a-new-revolution-in-biology-by-embeding-film-on-dna)“NFSA preserves Cathy Freeman's Olympic win on DNA”(https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/item/nfsa-preserves-cathy-freemans-olympic-win-dna)Arch Mission Foundation (https://www.archmission.org/)Joe Davis “Microvenus” (https://clotmag.com/biomedia/joe-davis) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.