Question 1 Multiple Choice
What makes bioart distinctive?
AIt uses paint
BIt uses living organisms or biological systems as the artwork or material
CIt is scientific research
DIt is purely documentary
Bioart works with life itself - bacteria, plants, animals, or biological processes - as aesthetic material.
Question 2 Short Answer
What ethical issues does bioart raise?
Think about your answer, then reveal below.
Model answer: Questions about the treatment of living organisms used as art, consent, suffering, and the blurred boundary between art and science.
When does using a living organism for aesthetic purposes become ethical or unethical? Bioartists grapple with these tensions.