2025
multilayered glass, 28 prints on plaque, 40/40 cm
The project is created in collaboration with Slavil Peykov, PhD, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", special thanks to Petar Eftimov, PhD, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". It was shown during the group exhibition 'Do we remember what we've forgotten', curated by Pravdoliub Ivanov at the ICA - Sofia Gallery.
We live in a constant state of error. Every day, our body generates numerous genetic mutations that its DNA manages, or fails to, repair. The project explores the topic of genetic imperfection and what our own unique "drawing" contains. The author sequences, with the help of a laboratory, her DNA and turns it into an image, and with the help of Dr. Slavil Peykov assigns each of the four bases (A, T, G, C) a specific color. The result resembles a very noisy, low-resolution photo, a collection of pixels. She then asks ChatGPT to "fix" the "broken" image, without providing any context or prior information about its true nature. The results are diverse compositions in which the artificial intelligence tries to satisfy the requirements. The project asks the question of whether there is a mechanism for "repairing" inherited genetic “memory” and how we cope with the prerequisites of our personal context.
