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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.74,0:00:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a vending machine in Los Angeles.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.75,0:00:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in a shopping mall,\Nand it sells fish eggs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.89,0:00:07.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a caviar-vending machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.84,0:00:11.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Art-o-mat,\Nan art-vending machine
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.97,0:00:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sells small artistic creations\Nby different artists,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.71,0:00:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually on small wood blocks\Nor matchboxes, in limited edition.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.42,0:00:19.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Oliver Medvedik.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.62,0:00:23.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is not a vending machine,\Nbut he is one of the founders of Genspace,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.14,0:00:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a community biolab in Brooklyn, New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.13,0:00:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where anybody can go and take classes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.92,0:00:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and learn how to do things\Nlike grow E. coli that glows in the dark
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.10,0:00:31.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or learn how to take strawberry DNA.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.88,0:00:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I saw Oliver do\None of these strawberry DNA extractions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.95,0:00:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a year ago, and this is what led me\Ninto this bizarre path
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.01,0:00:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I'm going to talk to you right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.98,0:00:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Strawberry DNA is really fascinating,\Nbecause it's so beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.05,0:00:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd never thought about DNA\Nbeing a beautiful thing before,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.86,0:00:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before I saw it in this form.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.27,0:00:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people, especially\Nin the art community,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.60,0:00:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't necessarily engage\Nin science in this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.87,0:00:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I instantly joined Genspace after this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.77,0:00:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked Oliver, "If we can do\Nthis with strawberries,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.37,0:00:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can we do this with people?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.78,0:01:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About 10 minutes later,\Nwe were both spitting in vials,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.44,0:01:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming up with a protocol\Nfor human DNA extraction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.98,0:01:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started doing this on my own.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.51,0:01:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what my DNA actually looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.49,0:01:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was at a dinner party\Nwith some artist friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.07,0:01:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was telling them about this project,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.11,0:01:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they couldn't believe\Nthat you could actually see DNA.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.85,0:01:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I said, all right, let's get out\Nsome supplies right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.71,0:01:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I started having these bizarre\Ndinner parties on Friday nights,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.88,0:01:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people would come over\Nand we'd do DNA extractions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.58,0:01:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would capture them on video,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.25,0:01:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it created\Nthis kind of funny portrait as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.96,0:01:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.47,0:01:32.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are people who don't necessarily\Nregularly engage with science.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.89,0:01:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can kind of tell from their reactions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.08,0:01:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.91,0:01:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they became fascinated by it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.53,0:01:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was really exciting for me\Nto see them get excited about science.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.98,0:01:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I started doing this regularly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.14,0:01:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.74,0:01:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an odd thing to do\Nwith your Friday nights,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.04,0:01:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this is what I started doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.64,0:01:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started collecting a whole group\Nof my friends' DNA in small vials
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.88,0:01:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and categorizing them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.08,0:01:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what that looked like.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.55,0:01:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it started to make me think\Nabout a couple of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.29,0:02:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, this looked a lot\Nlike my Facebook wall.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.52,0:02:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in a way, I created\Nsort of a genetic social network.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.74,0:02:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the second thing was,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.99,0:02:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one time a friend came over\Nand looked at this on my table
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.81,0:02:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and was like, \N"Uh ... why are they numbered?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.02,0:02:12.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is this person more rare\Nthan the other one?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.32,0:02:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I hadn't even thought about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.14,0:02:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were just numbered
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.32,0:02:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that was the order\Nthat I extracted the DNA in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.95,0:02:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that made me think\Nabout collecting toys,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.09,0:02:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what's going on right now\Nin the toy world with blind box toys,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.33,0:02:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and being able to collect these rare toys.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.41,0:02:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You buy these boxes, but aren't sure\Nwhat's going to be inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.43,0:02:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when you open them,\Nyou have different rarities of the toys.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.46,0:02:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that was interesting;\NI thought about this
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.92,0:02:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the caviar vending machine\Nand the Art-o-mat all together.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.86,0:02:39.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for some reason, I was one night\Ndrawing a vending machine,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.84,0:02:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking of doing paintings\Nof a vending machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.20,0:02:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The vial of my DNA was sitting there,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.00,0:02:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I saw a beautiful collaboration\Nbetween the strands of DNA
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.95,0:02:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the coils of a vending machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.65,0:02:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided to create an art installation\Ncalled the DNA Vending Machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.17,0:02:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.43,0:02:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.53,0:03:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[DNA Vending Machine\Nis an art installation
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.61,0:03:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about our increasing access\Nto biotechnology.]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.84,0:03:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.46,0:03:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[For a reasonable cost,\Nyou can purchase a sample of human DNA
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.44,0:03:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a traditional vending machine.]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.72,0:03:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.45,0:03:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Each sample comes packaged
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.79,0:03:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a collectible limited edition\Nportrait of the human specimen.]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.01,0:03:40.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.37,0:03:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[DNA Vending Machine treats DNA\Nas a collectible material
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.13,0:03:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and brings to light legal issues\Nover the ownership of DNA.]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.97,0:03:53.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music ends)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.31,0:03:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gabriel Barcia-Colombo:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.49,0:03:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The DNA Vending Machine is currently\Nin a couple of galleries in New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.02,0:03:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's selling out pretty well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.65,0:04:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're in the first edition of 100 pieces,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.66,0:04:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hoping to do another edition pretty soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.64,0:04:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to get it\Ninto more of a metro hub,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.74,0:04:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Grand Central or Penn Station,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.45,0:04:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,next to some of the other\Nvending machines in that location.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.32,0:04:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But really, with this\Nand a lot of my art projects,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.73,0:04:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to ask the audience a question:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.58,0:04:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When biotechnology and DNA sequencing\Nbecomes as cheap as, say, laser cutting
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.43,0:04:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 3D printing or buying caviar\Nfrom a vending machine,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.34,0:04:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will you submit your sample of DNA\Nto be part of the vending machine?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.66,0:04:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How much will these samples be worth?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.47,0:04:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will you buy someone else's sample?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.36,0:04:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what will you be able to do\Nwith that sample?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.10,0:04:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.29,0:04:38.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)