Master of Fine Arts

thesisMaster of ArtsArt/Art HistorySwimming in the Gene Pool is a creative project that applies specific concepts observed in genet­ics towards developing a working graphic design methodology. The methods, based on four types of genetic mutation that occur in nature, include duplication, deletion, translocation and inver­sion. The creative project applies these four principles to a series o f text and mage-based exercises that explore the effects of genetic mutation on a family. The written thesis accompanies the picto­rial record and chronicles the conceptual aspects o f the project