How much can you learn about a stranger from a strand of hair? In this masterclass, artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg will present the series of works, comprised of sculptures, installations, and videos, that began with this question in 2012. She will share her work using DNA analysis to shed light on new threats to privacy, emerging predictive technologies, and the trend toward genetic determinism.

The Colombian artist explores how art can reveal the invisible architectures that regulate our relationship with plants. In this masterclass, he will address taxonomies, metadata, and soundscapes as forms of resistance to infrastructures that standardize plant life and silence knowledge from the Global South.

Born in Madrid (1964) to an American mother and a Spanish father, Daniel Canogar's life and career have been divided between Spain and the United States. Photography was his first medium of choice, although he soon became interested in the possibilities of projected images and artistic installations.