Gifted, 2009

 


Gifted is a participatory project inspired by children's imaginations, in which children are the protagonists. The prototypes materialise an imaginary future where ability is considered before birth and influenced via training and parental supervision throughout the child's development.
Would it be morally acceptable to alter or influence our children if we knew they could absorb higher levels of oxygen, increasing levels of concentration, focus, calmness and improved health?  The project raises questions about how children themselves might use their own fantasies and dreams to imagine an alternative genetic future. One could ask whether it is adults or children who are really in control of the technology?
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