A Nightmare of Genetically-Modified Animals

In her biotech apocalypse novelOryx and Crake , authorMargaret Atwooddepicts a future where genetic technology has warped the animal kingdom into “ pigoons ” ( see ) , “ snats , ” glowing bunnies , and worse . Now an creative person has captured her dystopia in image .

The sequel to Orxy and Crake , calledThe Year of the Flood , came out this month . ( I ’ll send my review of it soon ! ) Like Orxy , Atwood ’s new novel is pack with weird intercrossed animals and horrific biotech companies who will mutate any genome for a profit .

In these images , artistJason Courtneyshows us a few of Atwood ’s fanciful GMO animate being , who are horrifying because they seem to have been create for no good reason . Who want a half - imitator , half - pig ? What ’s the utilization of a half - Hydra , half - rat ? These hybrids comprise science run short decadent . And the tech civilisation in her novel has go decadent too , with teenagers dabbling in child porn and act videogames about destroying the mankind ( which indeed one brilliant tekki finally does , as you may see in the post - apocalyptic house painting of our main fictitious character reduced to a state of savagery , calculate at the downfall of his virus - ravaged civilization ) .

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Unlike a distinctive science fiction writer , who would endeavor to picture naturalistic possibilities for biotechnology , Atwood turns genic applied science into a fantastic metaphor . Her pigoons and snats are n’t likely ever to exist . So she may not have predicted the future , but she has created fantastical design who neatly charm the worthlessness of innovation for design ’s saki . And Courtney ’s paintings bring that tactual sensation to life .

you could see more of Jason Courtney ’s workin his online verandah .

Thanks , Janna !

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