CHRISTINE BORLAND
Christine Borland took part in the science and art panel discussion and talked about her most recent explorations in the areas of bioethics and the cross-pollination of medical and art education in her multidisciplinary practice. She also reflected on her two works featured in the Designer Bodies exhibition which 4 years apart were never shown together before but are strong examples of Borland’s continuing interest in the contested area of human genetics.

HeLa, 2000 This installation presents HeLa cells suspended in a nutrient broth made visible to us by a video microscope relaying magnified images to a small monitor. Home Testing, 2004 (tables, porcelain dice, notebooks, pencils, shakers and text) is an attempt at empowerment by providing simple, hands-on means to translate baffling statistics into something personal.

The talk also echoed Borland's earlier statement from Progressive Disorder Catalogue, 2001 ‘How, in the future will society deal with disability when it becomes increasingly possible to detect a wide spectrum of abnormalities by genetic prenatal testing and subsequent possibility of pregnancy termination.’

 

Christine Borland's work has often addressed issues central to genetics' debates, the construction of knowledge and power in contemporary sciences and the professional ethics of medical and social institutions. Short-listed for the Turner Prize in 1997, Borland has received numerous grants and fellowships, including a Creative Scotland Award in 2002.

Her work has been exhibited internationally at such institutions as The Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia; the York University Art Gallery, Toronto; the Contemporary Arts Center, Houston; the Miami Art Museum; Galeria Toni Tapies, Editions T, Barcelona; Galerie Cent8, Paris; Eigen + Art, Berlin; Dundee Contemporary Arts, and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.

Borland is represented by the Lisson Gallery, London; Galerie Cent8 - Serge Le Borgne, Paris and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York

 

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