This week’s Thought Starter asks what is art in the realm of Science Fiction, the idea of making personable art, the beauty of the unknown and more.

Recorded live from The Pod at White City Place, our special Co-Host Sam Bompas of Bompas and Parr - the leading Architects of Taste: Feeding Minds and Stomachs , sits down with ​​Lucy McRae, science fiction artist, filmmaker, inventor and body architect, to explore the cultural and emotional impacts science and cutting edge technology have on redesigning the body. 

Working across installation, film, photography, artificial intelligence and edible technology, McRae’s work speculates on the future of human existence by exploring the limits of the body, beauty, biotechnology and the self. 

McRae has exhibited at museums, film festivals, institutes such as MIT, Ars Electronica and NASA and science forums across the world. Selected major artworks have been exhibited at Science Museum London, Centre Pompidou and the Venice Biennale. She is a visiting professor at SCI_Arc in Los Angeles; and is recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. McRae encourages scientific conversation and has spoken at TED, Royal Albert Hall, Cannes Lion and Tribeca Film Festival. 

Links from the episode:

Bompas & Parr - http://bompasandparr.com

Lucy McRae - https://www.lucymcrae.net/

The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod

To find out more about Thought Starters, Sam Bompas, Lucy McRae and Podcasting at White City Place, simply hit follow across social platforms: @bompasandparr @lucymcrae @whitecityplace

Produced by White City Place, Lucy Hancock and Shaun Crook.

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