"Harvest" 2004

Science has allowed the possibility of extending our lives, but has never satisfied humanity’s greed. The replacement of diseased or aged organs with healthy ones is now the key to longevity. Benefiting from stem cell and the decoding of animal DNA, the acceptance of organs from our fellow animals eventually would provide us with a fresh stock of donors. I've been informed that pigs are biologically more similar to humans than sheep and in some cases even more compatible to us than monkeys. I invite you to a not too distant future in a location populated with a breed of livestock that supplies human eyes, hearts, livers and other harvested organs. In generations to come, these animals will become more than organ hosts, they will incorporate the science that created them, evolving with traits and behaviors that are distinctly human. In the world of these new creatures, I see a discovery of joy and sorrow, which would in many ways be similar to ours. As a result, the success of science would inevitably raise greater questions once again…   ~Daniel Lee 2004

"Celebration" 72X144 inches, inkjet mural on vinyl canvas , limited edition: 1/2

EVENTS:

"Harvest" was first shown at Nichido Contemporary Art in Tokyo, Sept - Oct 2004. "Harvest" was first introduced in idpure magazine, Nov 2005 in Switzerland "Harvest" was included in "CO4 - Taiwan Avant Garde Documental", Taipei, 2004 "Harvest" was shown at East Gallery in Taipei, April 2005 "Harvest" was shown at OK Harris Works of Art, New York, Sept 2005

"Harvest" installation along with a 5 minutes DV presentation at Art Taipei 2005

©2007. Daniel Lee, represented by O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York. 212 431 3600 • Nichido Contemporary Art, Tokyo. 3 5501-3203 • East Gallery, Taipei. (02) 2711 9502