Canadian DNA art plus pinhole cameras in
Colombia.
Scientists studying DNA in the Canadian city
of Montreal have recently been dealing with
requests from a most unusual client.
Two friends based in the country's capital
Ottawa - one a trained scientist, the other a
marketing specialist - came up with a fun
idea that would surprisingly transform both
of their lives.
Descibed as "Andy Warhol meets CSI" the two
men send requests off to the DNA lab and then
your unique configuration is turned into a
work of art.
An idea that was initially met with
scepticism and a trickle of requests has now
become a viable business and a flood of
customers.
Shooting for peace
Pinhole cameras which do not need a lens but
just a small opening in a box or tin that
manipulates light are a popular science
project in many Colombian schools because
they are cheap and easy to make.
Now a new initiative Shooting Cameras for
Peace is using pinhole cameras to capture the
stories of some of the thousands of young
people in the Colombian capital Bogota who
are forced to live in extreme poverty.
Many had to flee the armed conflict in the
countryside, their education and their
childhood interrupted.
Since the photography project started
hundreds of kids have shared their images
with their communities and with the world. Tags :ArtsworldCanadaDNAartscienceColombiachildrenpinholecameraphotography
by Philip Scott Johnson
500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art
Music: Bach's Sarabande from Suite for Solo
Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by
Yo-Yo Ma
Nominated as Most Creative Video
2007 YouTube Awards
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