Mutant Ecologies : Manufacturing Life in the Age of Genomic Capital Paul Watson a recent discussion between composer

a recent discussion between composer Sarah Hennies and cellist Judith Hamann about their recent collaboration

illustrations by Gerhard

it inserts a vital component that often gets missed in debates on the sonic and explores how attention and interconnection might exist in the face of current structures of neoliberal governance and the instrumentalized modes of being it fosters

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Current Archaeology

Mutant Ecologies : Manufacturing Life in the Age of Genomic Capital Paul Watson a recent discussion between composerHow capitalism is reconfiguring the very texture of life Mutant Ecologies traces the spinning of new synthetic threads into the web of life. It is a critical cartography of the shifting landscapes of capital accumulation conjured by recent developments in genomic science, genome editing and the biotech industry. CRISPR crops, fast growing salmons, heat resistant Slick (TM) cows, Friendly (TM) Mosquitoes, humanised mice, pigs growing human organs these