A frog with an implanted webserver

I think I saw this project on Regine’s blog: Experiments in Galvanism: Frog with Implanted Webserver by Garnet Hertz:

Experiments in Galvanism is the culmination of studio and gallery experiments in which a miniature computer is implanted into the dead body of a frog specimen. Akin to Damien Hirst’s bodies in formaldehyde, the frog is suspended in clear liquid contained in a glass cube, with a blue ethernet cable leading into its splayed abdomen. The computer stores a website that enables users to trigger physical movement in the corpse: the resulting movement can be seen in gallery, and through a live streaming webcamera. Risa Horowitz (2003)

Why do I blog this? an intriguing biotech concept connected to the the origins of electricity, which is here transcripted in the world of internet connectivity? Does a dead frog can be used as proxy to reach BoingBoing from countries that do not allow their citizens to access it?

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2 Responses to “A frog with an implanted webserver”

  1. Mauro Says:
    March 22nd, 2006 at 5:16 pm

    For once I have to say that I truly dislike this kind of projects (like the one of putting tech stuff on pigeons). Animals are not ’stuff’ to play with. The fact that we have a higher i.q. (in some cases) does not allow us to kill other living beings for no purpose.

    Mauro

  2. Nicolas Says:
    March 22nd, 2006 at 6:10 pm

    Did I give any judgement about it? Who says the artist purposedly killed the animal?

    I mean, the point is not to like the project or not but rather to see that it’s definitely adressing an important issue: the inclusion of technology in an animal body (be it dead or not, animal or human…).

    And for that matter, this project is interesting.

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