Subway and Dark Arches in Leeds City Centre.

Today I spoke to Louisa about this audience brief, in which I explained my current work. I am intrigued with the combination of science within art, specifically thinking about genetically modified humans, and genetic-engineering. Increasing I am trying to create a "cocoon" like structure similar to the description in Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'.
In this book natural reproduction is no longer and children are decanted and raised in Hatcheries and Conditioning Centres. Society is divided into five castes, created in these centres. The highest caste is allowed to develop naturally while it matures in its "decanting bottle". The lower castes are treated to chemical interference to arrest intelligence or physical growth. The castes are Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons, with each caste further split into Plus and Minus members. Each Alpha or Beta is the product of one fertilized egg developing into one fetus. Members of other castes are not unique but are instead created using the Bokanovsky process which enables a single egg to spawn up to 96 children and one ovary to produce thousands of children "buds upon buds upon buds". This idea particularly fascinates me, I explained to Louisa how i was trying to re-create an artificial womb not dis-similar to a cocoon or a bud. However I am still in the process of experimenting with materials to try and create a cocoon like a shape in which Louise suggested a few techniques and materials I could use to try and construct this shape. This brief is to create work within a public space integrating it within our core Fine art practice. I thought about creating these cocoons and hanging them perhaps under bridges and subways similar to how bats hang as if aliens have invaded and spawned cocoons in dark and dismal areas of Leeds where no one dares to wonder on their own in the dark. A crazy idea i know but one that I would like to explore. I walked into the city centre and photographed these spaces which I think would be appropriate.