Channing Hansen
Statement about the Artist:
"Ninety-nine percent of the DNA possessed by humans is shared. What differentiates us, gives us our particular physical traits is a variation in the DNA sequence known as single-nucleotide polymorphism, or SNP for short.
Using his own genetic sequence received from a DNA testing service, Hansen created an algorithm which underlies the “pattern” for each piece. Shifts in color, direction, fiber content, and knit quality are determined by following the “score” of twenty-three variables (referring to the 23 pairs of chromosomes in human cells) output from the algorithmic function. In a Fluxus-spirited manner, the “knits” as Hansen calls them, are enacted in a process between the artist and the “score” generated by the computer algorithm.
While the forms are based on Hansen’s DNA, their hybrid composition and knitted structure enact the intermingling order and chaos that is a condition of existence for everyone. The cosmos they belong to connects us all.
The title of each work comprises four parts: The first part, RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphisms) refers to the process of extracting genomic data. The second part is the chromosome the sample was taken from. The third part is the artist’s unique SNP, and the fourth part describes the genotype in question."
from the CRG Press release
Taken from Wikipedia,
Genetics:
DNA sequencing, one of the most fundamental technologies developed to study genetics, allows researchers to determine the sequence of nucleotides in DNA fragments. The technique of chain-termination sequencing, developed in 1977 by a team led by Frederick Sanger, is still routinely used to sequence DNA fragments. Using this technology, researchers have been able to study the molecular sequences associated with many human diseases.
As sequencing has become less expensive, researchers have sequenced the genomes of many organisms using a process called genome assembly, which utilizes computational tools to stitch together sequences from many different fragmentsThese technologies were used to sequence the human genome in the Human Genome Project completed in 2003.[36] New high-throughput sequencing technologies are dramatically lowering the cost of DNA sequencing, with many researchers hoping to bring the cost of resequencing a human genome down to a thousand dollars.[102]
Next-generation sequencing (or high-throughput sequencing) came about due to the ever-increasing demand for low-cost sequencing. These sequencing technologies allow the production of potentially millions of sequences concurrently The large amount of sequence data available has created the field of genomics, research that uses computational tools to search for and analyze patterns in the full genomes of organisms. Genomics can also be considered a subfield of bioinformatics, which uses computational approaches to analyze large sets of biological data. A common problem to these fields of research is how to manage and share data that deals with human subject and personally identifiable information.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics
RFLP:6:29840382:CT:
54 x 55
Bluefaced Leicester, California Variegated Mutant (Latham), California Variegated Mutant (Myth), Cashmere, Corriedale, hybrid California Variegated Mutant/Rambou/Cotswold/Border Leicester (Cessna), hybrid Cotswold/Border Leicester/California Variegated Mutant/Rambouillet (Mickey), hybrid Border Leicester/California Variegated Muntant/Rambouillet/Finnsheep (Snickers), Karakul, Lincoln, Lionhead (Beatrix & Derek), Merino, Romedale (Osage), Romney (Heavenly), Romney (Kalie), Romney (McKenzie), Romney (Mercury), Romney (Nevaeh), Romney (Noble), Shetland (Candy), Shetland (Colin), Shetland (Shaun) and Targee fibers; bamboo; bamboo carbon fiber; gold; holographic polymers; silk noils; Tussah silk; Pine
RFLP:3:29535987:AA:
72 1/4 x 68 1/4 x 1 1/4 in (183.5 x 173.3 x 3.2 cm)
Alpaca, Bluefaced Leicester, California Variegated Mutant, California Variegated Mutant (Latham), California Variegated Mutant (Myth), California Variegated Mutant (Petra), Corriedale, Coopworth, hybrid California Variegated Mutant/Rambou/Cotswold/Border Leicester (Cessna), hybrid Cotswold/Border Leicester/California Variegated Mutant/Rambouillet (Mickey), Karakul, Lionhead (Beatrix & Derek), Merino, Musk Ox, Romedale (Nisan), Romedale (Osage), Romney (Heavenly), Romney (Jasper), Romney (Kalie), Romney (Mercury), Romney (Nevaeh), Shetland (Colin), Targee, and Tunis
fibers; bamboo; bamboo carbon fiber; holographic polymers; gold; silk noils; Bombyx silk; Tussah silk; Pine
RFLP:8:66822030:GT:
36 x 44
Alpaca, hybrid California Variegated Mutant/Rambou/Cotswold/Border Leicester (Cessna), Lincoln, Lionhead (Beatrix & Derek), Merino, Romedale (Nisan), Romedale (Osage), Romney (Heavenly), Romney (Kalie), Romney (McKenzie), Romney (Nashua), Romney (Nevaeh), Romney (Noble), Romney (Obi One), Shetland (Candy), Shetland (Colin), and Tunis fibers; silk noils; bamboo; bamboo carbon fiber; Tussah silk; holographic polymers; gold; Pine
RFLP:12:191619:AG:
66 x 80
Alpaca, Bluefaced Leicester, California Variegated Mutant (Kaydra), hybrid California Variegated Mutant/Rambou/Cotswold/Border Leicester (Cessna), Lincoln, Lionhead (Beatrix & Derek), Merino, Romedale (January), Romedale (Nisan), Romney (Heavenly), Romney (Jasper), Romney (Kalie), Romney (Nevaeh), Shetland (Candy), and Shetland (Shaun) fibers; bamboo; bamboo carbon fiber; holographic polymers; gold; silk noils; Bombyx silk; Tussah silk; Pine
RFLP:14:19336265:AA:
39 1/4 x 39 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (99.7 x 99.7 x 3.2 cm)
Bluefaced Leicester, California Variegated Mutant (Petra), California Variegated Mutant (Myth), Cashmere, Merino, Romedale (January), Romedale (Nisan), Romney (Heavenly), Romney (Nevaeh), Romney (Obi One), Shetland (Candy), Shetland (Colin), and Targhee fibers; bamboo; bamboo carbon fiber; holographic polymers; gold; silk noils; Bombyx silk; Tussah silk; Pine
RFLP:Index:
66 x 66
Alpaca, Bluefaced Leicester, California Variegated Mutant (Kaydra), California Variegated Mutant (Latham), California Variegated Mutant (Millie), California Variegated Mutant (Myth), California Variegated Mutant (Nyssa), Cashmere, Corriedale, Coopworth, hybrid California Variegated Mutant/Rambou/Cotswold/Border Leicester (Cessna), hybrid Cotswold/Border Leicester/California Variegated Mutant/Rambouillet (Mickey), hybrid Border Leicester/California Variegated Muntant/Rambouillet/Finnsheep (Snickers), Karakul, Lionhead (Beatrix & Derek), Merino, Romedale (January), Romedale (Nisan), Romedale (Osage), Romney (Heavenly), Romney (Jasper), Romney (Kalie), Romney (McKenzie), Romney (Mercury), Romney (Nashua), Romney (Nevaeh), Romney (Noble), Romney (Obi One), Shetland (Candy), Shetland (Colin), Shetland (Elisa), Shetland (Shaun), Targee and Tunis fibers; bamboo; bamboo carbon fiber; holographic polymers; gold; silk noils; Tussah silk; Pine
