GOLDEN ORB SPIDER FARM
...speculates on a plausible near future where we become reliant on synthetic organs to replace our ageing body parts. In 2009, milk from genetically modified goats is already being used to manufacture artificial spiders silk for a wide range of uses including the scaffolds for artificial human organs - including wombs. In the years to come, might the best employers encourage women to work longer by offering them the means to unlimited fertility in the form of a golden orb spider farm from which to harvest silk for their luxury spare womb?
Blown glass, cherry timber, silk and preserved Madagascan Golden Orb spider. Glass blowing by James Devereux. Model - Alex Dann, Photographic assistance from Oliver Smith and Stefan Tribelnig.
