While most mothers of a certain social circle worry about getting their daughters into a good school,
hybrid toddlers like this one (part human, part giraffe) are going unnoticed in the classroom every day.
As an artist, and, as a human being, I have long been concerned with the issue of genetic engineering –
in particular, how its rapid progress has been largely ignored by a public that is unprepared to deal with
the inevitable ethical fallout.
In the past, I created what I call “chimeric hybrids,”. She not only calls attention to ethical issues of
species, but of gender as well. If a half-human baby has less rights than a pure human baby, then how
much less well will a female
hybrid be treated?
Maybe, if we are willing to imagine the life that a little girl like this would lead, we can more clearly
examine, and prepare for, a more equitable future for our own little girls?
This nice 3 year-old gazes down as if she’s shy, and who wouldn’t be? One day, her horns and her neck
will grow. Will the social jungle be ready for her?