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https://archinect.com/news/article/150233055/trio-creates-the-anti-extinction-library-installation-in-brooklyn
Trio creates "The Anti-Extinction Library" installation in Brooklyn
Sean Joyner
2020-10-14T13:48:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/61/61f33d209715570e2009838ebfb8ecda.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><em>The Anti-Extinction Library</em> is an installation that permanently shelters the embryonic cells and DNA of rare lifeforms. Created by TED Fellow artists <a href="https://archinect.com/terreform" target="_blank">Mitchell Joachim</a>, Chris Woebken, and Oliver Medvedik, the piece seeks to address issues of species biodiversity diminishment through educating local citizens. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/1036e193a9cdde9e9ac5c33fbf6b4ff7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/1036e193a9cdde9e9ac5c33fbf6b4ff7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6d65448d962a7fe432d1e9d7cde2af01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6d65448d962a7fe432d1e9d7cde2af01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>© Mitchell Joachim, Terreform ONE</figcaption></figure></figure><p>"Besides being cryogenically preserved, each strand of DNA has an embedded genetic maker that contains the entire 'Nature Bill of Rights' modified from the UN documents on human rights. These encoded markers support a narrative that all species are equal and all are necessary to a healthy planet," said the trio <a href="https://fineacts.co/antiextinction-library" target="_blank">in a statement</a>. </p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d4654cc729d2bc378ff6c98299e181a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d4654cc729d2bc378ff6c98299e181a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>© Terreform ONE</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The installation sits on the East River at Brooklyn Navy Yard.</p>