bACTeria - bARTer

(a bio-temporal poem)

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bACTeria - bARTer

The main idea of this project was to develop
methods of acquiring bacteriological weapons
for local application under museum conditions.
Some outstanding Russian and foreign poets,
as well as literature critics, were invited to
donate the initial material - bacteria.

Samples scraps were taken from their teeth,
with the characteristics of the poet's
or critic's set of bacterial cultures

bacilli, cocca, spirilli, filiform bacteria, etc.

After being kept for about a week
the samples became a pathogenic
mixture holding potential danger for those around,
and thus allowing viewers to apply the assessing
technology of risks when defining the place and
role of the poet in contemporary society.


© - 2001 Dmitry Bulatov
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