Designer Bodies was a project organized by New Media Scotland and Stills, as the first in a series of science and art events co-produced in association with Edinburgh International Science Festival. The science and art season comprised a major new exhibition, an international symposium and creative workshops for young people. The Designer Bodies season featured 25 artists, scientists and teenagers from Scotland and beyond, all passionate about the wider impact of recent scientific breakthroughs in human genetics.

New Media Scotland is the national agency supporting experiementation by practitioners in art and technology. Established in 1999, New Media Scotland commissions, produces, presents and tours works at the intersections of art, science and technology. In addition, we provide professional development and networking opportunities to artists. Our activities have ranged from video and sound art to creative practice involving the Internet, interactivity and digital technologies. We receive core support from Scottish Arts Council as a result of our work supporting artists' practice in this field. More information at www.mediascot.org

Stills is Edinburgh’s leading exhibition and resource centre where photography and creative technology meet contemporary art. Established in 1977, Stills continues to offer opportunities for artists and audiences to appreciate new artworks and create their own in the Richard Hough Photographic and Digital Resource. Principal funders are the Scottish Arts Council and the City of Edinburgh Council. More information at www.stills.org

Designer Bodies was organized in association with
Edinburgh International Science Festival; The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art; The Arts Catalyst: The Science-Art Agency; Science Museum London

Additional project support was provided by
Sean Kelly Gallery, New York; Lisson Gallery, London; University of Abertay, Dundee; University of Dundee; Stills’ Richard Hough Digital and Photographic Resource; Reflecmedia; Qiagen; University of Glasgow; Prelinger Archives; Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group; Amber Arts; The Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund; forma; ALT-W Digital Media Fund; Gulbenkian Foundation and Copus: Connecting People to Science; Black Community Development Project

Designer Bodies would not have been possible without the financial support from the Scottish Arts Council; The Wellcome Trust; The City Of Edinburgh Council; The Leonardo Da Vinci Programme of the European Union; and Arts Council England

Special thanks to
Gillean Dickie, Maureen Finn, Tracy Foster, Rob La Frenais, Robin Held, Veronica McCabe, Lisa Jamieson, David Metcalfe, Britta Paasche, Lesley Paterson, Cécile Panzieri, Sara Rogerson, Clare Simpson, Sandra Sule, Mare Tralla, Neal White

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