***GM-Prelude: CAPUT***

The head/brain holds the strings (nerves) and controls the functioning of the entire body. The head is the sanctum for the brain, a throne of power (government = politics, science and technology), with their offsprings towards genetic science. ... We are a head-heavy society. The head is the source of ideas. The head is the seat of belief and knowledge ... ... "

GM-Prelude: CAPUT" is a collaborative project between Paul Byrne and Petra Furst The head, is imbedded in metaphors, linking in this occasion the possible genetic manipulation of humans. The debate about genetic modified food raised the issue of cloning humans of the future. Only the head will be necessary to be cloned and kept alive. Living9 sculpture will take on an undreamed reality.