Profiling: Lauren Lee McCarthy
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For the second iteration of Profiling, artist Lauren Lee McCarthy invites participants to take part in a saliva exchange on their own terms.
This playful exchange opens a conversation about bodily autonomy, data privacy, race, gender, and class as they pertain to genetic material.
We’ve now been trained to regularly swab, spit, and give up ownership of our bodily substances to corporations and government run centers. These fluids hold the data of our DNA, personal information, and identity. As a counter-gesture, this project is invites you participate in a saliva exchange on your own terms. This form allows the participating individual the ability to describe themself and the terms of use around their saliva, then print, lick, and exchange with another participant.