CHICAGO ARTIST EDUARDO KAC CREATES AN ARTIST'S GENE
A LANDMARK TRANSGENIC WORK PREMIERING AT ARS ELECTRONICA

"GENESIS"
September 4 - 19, 1999

On the threshold of a new Millenium, Kac continues to develop new art
forms, while synthesizing technological discoveries, biological
processes and reflections on the core of contemporary life.

Chicago artist, Eduardo Kac presents "Genesis", an unprecedented,
transgenic, interactive installation, September 4 to September 19, 1999
at the O.K Center in Linz, Austria, during the upcoming Ars Electronica
'99, Festival of Art, Technology and Society. Lifescience is the focus
of this year's event. Starting September 4, the live streaming video
and audio of Genesis can be experienced at URL:
http://www.ekac.org/genesis.html, where remote audiences are encouraged
to participate in this live, biotechnological artwork.

"Transgenic art, I propose, is a new art form based on the use of
genetic engineering techniques to transfer synthetic genes to an
organism or to transfer natural genetic material from one species into
another, to create unique living beings. From the perspective of
interspecies communication, transgenic art calls for a dialogical
relationship between artist, creature/artwork, and those who come in
contact with it." –Eduardo Kac