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Bacterial Consent — Ishraki Kazi

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2022 Synthetic Biology Experiment Materials: E.Coli, Synthetic DNA, Petri Dish, Growth Media, Photographic Print on Canvas This multi-layered work investigates the complexities of accessing the consciousness of microorganisms. Using nanotechnology and synthetic biology, I question the limitations of our human technologies in observing, analyzing, and representing bacterial consciousness and agency. My work explores non-human consciousness and posthuman communication to expand our limited identity of "self". I draw upon a theory of consciousness called CBC (Cellular Basis of Consciousness) first proposed by Arthur Reber and later worked on by Frantisek Baluska. The theory argues that all biological consciousness and sentience take place at the cellular level. The researchers base their idea on the fact that some chemical information is lost as it passes through the plasma membrane of a cell, and the cell needs to make decisions about its environment based on unreliable information. They

Bacterial Consent 2022 Synthetic Biology Experiment Materials: E.Coli, Synthetic DNA, Petri Dish, Growth Media, Photographic Print on Canvas This multi-layered work investigates the complexities of accessing the consciousness of microorganisms. Using nanotechnology and synthetic biology, I question the limitations of our human technologies in observing, analyzing, and representing bacterial consciousness and agency. Bacterial Consiousness My work explores non-human consciousness and posthuman communication to expand our limited identity of "self". I draw upon a theory of consciousness called C

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