Quote: All That I Am is an art piece which involves a transgenic mouse imbued with the essence of Elvis Presley in an effort to model the late great’s behaviour.
Koby says:
A combination of three online services make this project possible. Hair samples of Elvis Presley, bought on ebay were sent to a gene sequencing lab to identify different behavioural traits (varied from sociability, athletic performance to obesity and addiction).
Using this information, transgenic mice clones with parallel traits were produced.
The genetically cloned models of Elvis are tested in a collection of various contemporary scientific mouse model environments, simulating some of the significant biographical circumstances of his life – making his choices. |