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Vincent van Gogh inspires artwork rendered with science

2016; American Chemical Society; Volume: 94; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/cen-09409-newscripts

2474-7408

Bethany Halford,

Science Education and Perceptions

Art meets science in an ear-y tribute Here's a question that's had philosophers scratching their heads for nearly 2,000 years: If you restore a ship by replacing all of its parts, is it still the same ship? First posed by the Greek historian Plutarch, the conundrum also struck a chord with artist Diemut Strebe. With the tools science now offers for growing tissue and manipulating genetic material, Strebe wondered whether she could build a replacement for what's arguably the art world's most famous biological specimen—Vincent van Gogh's left ear. The result is a sculpture of a left ear made of cells containing genetic material from van Gogh. The ear is housed in a clear container filled with a nutrient solution and is connected to a computer that processes sound so that it can ostensibly hear. Strebe named the work "Sugababe" after the English pop group that replaced all of its