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Posted by: Jim on: 02/08/2013 01:09 AM
Heather Dewey-Hagborg is an information artist who's areas of exploration include; Hydrophony (underwater sound recording), Robotics, Concept art and rather other incredible things. Her newest project is studying ways of creating 3D portraits from from discarded DNA of unknown subject.
As you go though your day, you probably don't realize just how much DNA you dispense with. Maybe a strand of hair, a used soda can, or fingernail clipping (eww). In Ms Dewey-Hagborg case she seems to have a penchant for cigarette butts and used gum (double eww). She uses software extrapolates basic information ethnicity and other pointed to create a 3D mask of the individual. It the software 100% accurate - no. It;s still experimental, but it is one heck of a start and brings up some very interesting questions.
This guy spit his gum on a sidewalk in NYC... Shane on you.
Lets say you the software is a few more generations ahead and you're the one who grossly discard the gum. The cops could take the gum, render the images, enter the image to a facial recognition database and mail you a ticket.
Or maybe - The cops find a cigarette butt at a crime scene. They can scan the tip, enter the data into a 3D printer could have a 3D sculpture the suspect in minutes.
Like I said cool, but creepy.
If you would like to see more of this project, check out. Stranger Visions or visit Dewey-Hagborg home page for the rest of her work.
As you go though your day, you probably don't realize just how much DNA you dispense with. Maybe a strand of hair, a used soda can, or fingernail clipping (eww). In Ms Dewey-Hagborg case she seems to have a penchant for cigarette butts and used gum (double eww). She uses software extrapolates basic information ethnicity and other pointed to create a 3D mask of the individual. It the software 100% accurate - no. It;s still experimental, but it is one heck of a start and brings up some very interesting questions.
This guy spit his gum on a sidewalk in NYC... Shane on you.
Lets say you the software is a few more generations ahead and you're the one who grossly discard the gum. The cops could take the gum, render the images, enter the image to a facial recognition database and mail you a ticket.
Or maybe - The cops find a cigarette butt at a crime scene. They can scan the tip, enter the data into a 3D printer could have a 3D sculpture the suspect in minutes.
Like I said cool, but creepy.
If you would like to see more of this project, check out. Stranger Visions or visit Dewey-Hagborg home page for the rest of her work.