Quicksilver — doraramljak

Being ill appears to be a de facto resistance to the established social order, to capitalist production and subsequently to the engendering of material relations between humans.

Project deals with concept of {auto) immunity in present state of democracies. Observing immunity as a legal concept first conjured in ancient Rome, where it functioned almostexclusively as a political and juridical term. “ Self-defense” is defined as the first “natural right.”Autoimmune diseases are observed as conditions in which the organism fails to recogniseparts of itself as its consecutive parts, and therefore starts attacking its own cells.
This behaviour of cells can be reflected in current state of politics as law protects itself through practicing violence in order to keep a level of homeostasis, to prevent violence.
Autoimmunity is a paradox that can teach us how engaging in self-defence mechanisms is an act of preventing co-existance of different bodies in the shared space and time.

The work focuses on observing natural habitat of fish in the Adriatic Sea, and conducting a case study that examines levels of heavy metals in fish tissues. The Adriatic is a personal choice as my family has relied on fishing as income. Heavy metals can induce autoimmunity in people and alter immune responses in fish.

I observe the fishing industry in comparison between the borders of two countries, Italy and Croatia, to understand the respect each has for the way fish and marine environment is treated. I examine the levels of heavy metals to understand the trends of movement and possible futures of this relatively healthy sea.

The levels of heavy metals speak of migration as their presence in tissues is correspondent to their presence in seawater.I wonder, how does culture of food, of consumption of fish speak of our possibilities to develop different relationships to the environments our nurture comes from.

What can a teeth tell about our consumption habits, and how can a teeth function as a memory of a human? How can my research protect the sea that brought me food to plate? It is a quest of artistic/biological action and field study where a teeth functions as a data drive of information, and is powered by the energy of the sea.

Installation consisting of self made bioreactor where Microalgae biomass serves as the energy source of the processor. Processor contains research data on fish migration and toxicity as well as offers possibility for storing personal medical data in a protected manner.

Exhibited at Fabrica Research Centre, part of grop exhibition Blooming in Embers