Silicone Rubber, Glass Eyes, Pigment, Laboratory Clamps

60 x 15 x 15cm

An Allele is one of two or more alternative forms of a particular gene. Again, I am looking at the human being and our investigation of our own genetic code. What are we made of? This piece takes a humorous and quasi-literal look at the traits coded for in our DNA. The stainless steel laboratory clamps imbue a clinical scrutiny of an outsized sequence.