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Biopiracy examined ownership of biological information and the growing ability to map, patent and manipulate the body. A vacuum installation by Lawrence Malstaf compressed models between transparent sheets, while printed, moulded and layered garments treated skin as both data and contested territory.

Line
Iris van Herpen haute couture
Date
March 4, 2014
Location
Paris
France
Tags
biopiracy, Lawrence Malstaf, vacuum installation, body data, skin, ready-to-wear experiment
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