WhiteFeather has been invited to undertake a two-month art-science residency at Ectopia (Lisbon)/ Cultivamos Cultura (São Luis). WhiteFeather will work at the Luís Graça Cellular Immunology Lab, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon. During her residency, she will work on the following project:

Pussification Protocols
 
“The Pussification of Biotech” is an ongoing collaborative project between bioartist, WhiteFeather Hunter and artist/designer, Jiabao Li, to investigate the potential of producing lab-grown clitorises. Through collaboration with Montreal-based bioengineers and with funding support from Canada Council for the Arts and the Quebec Arts Council, Hunter and Li produced ‘clitorises’ by isolating stem cells from menstrual fluid and 3D bioprinting clitoris forms for the cells to grow in. Hunter has also experimented with differentiating her menstrual cells into neuronal cell types, as a speculative provocation with Li to create synthetic clitorises with the capability to respond ‘intelligently’ to stimuli. Through this lens, Hunter and Li reconfigure notions of feminine pleasure as a passive response to the embodied sentience of a discerning actor–what if we could think with our clits? During the residency, Hunter will continue experimenting with menstrual stem cell differentiation, to see what other cell types might emerge through her new pussification protocols.

More info to come.