The Clone Corporation
By Joel Erland & Kate Kaman
DESCRIPTION:
This cloning machine is a working, retrofitted crane machine that has been modified to dispense life-like fetus dolls suspended in "cryogenic animation". (READ: fog machine & blue uplighting).
PREMISE:
The Clone Corporation's vending machine is a future found object. In this apocalyptic vision of the future, clones are immediately available for anyone wishing to clone themselves. For a couple of dollars, the participant will be able to receive a "premie" clone fetus, made out of a sweet, NERF-like substance.
IMPLAUSIBLE BACKSTORY TO ADD PHILLIP-K-DICK/EDGAR-ALLEN-POE/QUENTIN-TARANTINO-STYLE MELODRAMA:
Human cloning is declared illegal in the dystopic future. However, the good folks at the Clone Corporation found a loophole in the argument, and decided to profit on it. IF the clone is legally not a human by virtue of the fact that it has not reached 9 months from conception, then they can be kept as "Living Tissue Toys (tm)". The age of the "prebaked premies" is 21 weeks or 147 days old. Gestation of a human child is approximately 9 months, or 274 days. By this reckoning, the premie clone is Negative -127 days old, give or take. Which means that the new owner of the clone can legally keep the premie for 18 weeks, or 126 days, without breaking the law against human cloning. The End User Licensing Agreement that the Clone Corporation issues stipulates that on or before midnight on the 126th day - in compliance with Federal Law - the premie clone must necessarily be returned to The Clone Corporation for "recycling". Failure to do so will result in dire consequences. If still at large on the 127th day, the Clone Corporation is required by law to notify the authorities, who will subsequently issue a social security number on the clone's "zeroth birthday". At this point the newborn clone will become the property of the United States Department of the Army, and will be declared Absent Without Leave - which is a very serious offense in the apocalyptic future. Inevitably, the penalty for any military personnel going A.W.O.L. during a time of martial law is, of course, capital punishment.*
SITE:
We will install "The Clone Corporation" Machine near the Dumbo Arts Center, in the lobby of the Gallery Building at 111 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY
*Attention screenwriters/producers: the film rights are indeed available (for even less than you might think).
Based out of Philadelphia, Kate Kaman & Joel Erland's collaborative work speaks to contemporary issues in a wide array of mediums- often incorporating new technology. Their large-scale artworks include site specific atrium sculpture for clients from Los Angeles to New York.
By Joel Erland & Kate Kaman
DESCRIPTION:
This cloning machine is a working, retrofitted crane machine that has been modified to dispense life-like fetus dolls suspended in "cryogenic animation". (READ: fog machine & blue uplighting).
PREMISE:
The Clone Corporation's vending machine is a future found object. In this apocalyptic vision of the future, clones are immediately available for anyone wishing to clone themselves. For a couple of dollars, the participant will be able to receive a "premie" clone fetus, made out of a sweet, NERF-like substance.
IMPLAUSIBLE BACKSTORY TO ADD PHILLIP-K-DICK/EDGAR-ALLEN-POE/QUENTIN-TARANTINO-STYLE MELODRAMA:
Human cloning is declared illegal in the dystopic future. However, the good folks at the Clone Corporation found a loophole in the argument, and decided to profit on it. IF the clone is legally not a human by virtue of the fact that it has not reached 9 months from conception, then they can be kept as "Living Tissue Toys (tm)". The age of the "prebaked premies" is 21 weeks or 147 days old. Gestation of a human child is approximately 9 months, or 274 days. By this reckoning, the premie clone is Negative -127 days old, give or take. Which means that the new owner of the clone can legally keep the premie for 18 weeks, or 126 days, without breaking the law against human cloning. The End User Licensing Agreement that the Clone Corporation issues stipulates that on or before midnight on the 126th day - in compliance with Federal Law - the premie clone must necessarily be returned to The Clone Corporation for "recycling". Failure to do so will result in dire consequences. If still at large on the 127th day, the Clone Corporation is required by law to notify the authorities, who will subsequently issue a social security number on the clone's "zeroth birthday". At this point the newborn clone will become the property of the United States Department of the Army, and will be declared Absent Without Leave - which is a very serious offense in the apocalyptic future. Inevitably, the penalty for any military personnel going A.W.O.L. during a time of martial law is, of course, capital punishment.*
SITE:
We will install "The Clone Corporation" Machine near the Dumbo Arts Center, in the lobby of the Gallery Building at 111 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY
*Attention screenwriters/producers: the film rights are indeed available (for even less than you might think).
Based out of Philadelphia, Kate Kaman & Joel Erland's collaborative work speaks to contemporary issues in a wide array of mediums- often incorporating new technology. Their large-scale artworks include site specific atrium sculpture for clients from Los Angeles to New York.
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