David Benqué
MPhil work
MPhil work
MA work
MA work
Acoustic Botany: Genetically Engineered Sound Garden
The debate surrounding genetic engineering is currently centered around vital issues such as food, healthcare and the environment. However, we have been shaping nature for thousands of years, not only to suit our needs but our most irrational desires. Beautiful flowers, mind-altering weeds and crabs shaped like human faces all thrive on these desires, giving them an evolutionary advantage. By presenting a fantastical acoustic garden, a controlled ecosystem of entertainment, I aim to explore our cultural and aesthetic relationship to nature, and to question its future in the age of synthetic biology.
Info
Info
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MPhil
School
School of Communication
Programme
Information Experience Design, 2015–
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MA Degree
School
School of Design
Programme
MA Design Interactions, 2010
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Contact
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My practice of design aims to creatively question the roles of science and technology in society.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons) Graphic and Typographic Design, Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, NL, 2006; MA (RCA) Design Interactions, Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2010
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Experience
- Consulting researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK, 2010–present; Visiting lecturer, Design Interactions, Royal College of Art, London UK, 2011–15; Research associate, Studiolab EU Research consortium, Design Interactions Research, Royal College of Art, London UK, 2011–14
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Exhibitions
- Digital Choc: Futurama, Institut Francais, Tokyo, Japan, 2016; Future Fictions, Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Hasselt, Belgium, 2015,; Grow Your Own, Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2014
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Conferences
- Counting the Future, 4S/EASST, 09/2016