Join us for a talk and Q&A with Lucy McRae, leader of a multi-disciplinary, art-research studio investigating the impact future technologies have on human evolution

Wednesday, February 25th, 3:00p PT Event: RSVP for in-Person 

Lecture

In 20 to 40 years’ time, technologies such as CRISPR will transform humanity and redefine many of society’s structures. When humans are born outside of the body in labs, who will shape these reproductive habitats– and for what purpose?

Calling forth these likely futures, we explore new and interdisciplinary avenues for design through a process of narrative prototyping: provoking impossible questions and exploring ways in which science fiction can inspire real-world discourse.

Incubating a mind state that trusts the unknown, Lucy develops methods for pioneering new aesthetics, new stories, and new ways of being together in the world.

Bio

Artist Lucy McRae leads a multi-disciplinary, art-research studio investigating the impact future technologies have on human evolution. Designing hypothetical worlds through various visual mediums such as film, kinetic sculpture, and textile design, her work sparks discourse and research surrounding emerging fields of science. McRae’s genre-bending sci-fi films and installations gesture to a not-so-distant future where scientific advancements will enable humans to be grown in laboratories outside of the womb. Charting spheres of art and technology not yet labeled or defined, she uses speculation as a tool to explore ideologies and ethics about who we are, and where we are headed.