From the course: Objectified

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Dunne & Raby

Dunne & Raby

- This idea of using objects as a tool to ask questions. And I think many of the projects we do are about trying to ask these questions. But some are very more about asking the questions directly. So when we were doing the bio, we started doing all this bio projects, we didn't know enough about what people's ideas or issues, you know how do ordinary people think about what biological things are going on to do with DNA and genetics. And how could we kind of make an object that sits in someone's life so that they can start to reflect themselves on their own ideas about how those technologies might impact on them and their lives. - These dolls were designed to look as though they are mass produced. The idea is that a woman would use them to store material of lovers that maybe later could be analyzed in the DNA extracted if necessary. So there's a small penis drawer at the front, small, medium, and large, where they could put hairs or toenail clippings or other things, and store them. And…

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