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The Change Of Genetically Modified Organisms By Alonsa Guevara

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ways, such as the process and effect of the changes. Nevertheless, I am looking more into the process of change. Almost everything around us is transient and is continuously changing around us at any moment and the idea of change fascinates me. As a human, we change in order to fit into the society and adapt to the new environment. Alonsa Guevara’s realistic style inspired me to experiment and incorporate elements of bright colours in many of my works. Her intention is to show the idea of death and desire in the human nature influenced the way I portrayed my works. Human constantly changes the nature in order to achieve certain desirable outcomes. Many fruits and vegetables that are available in the markets nowadays are mostly modified or often …show more content…

My body of work encapsulates the idea of humans’ actions on the environment. Genetically modified food or often known as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). One predominant issue in GMOs is that it breaks the decomposition process of the fruits as genetically modified fruits a longer period to decompose. The excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides on plants are also affecting the growth of fruits. Humans are changing the form of the fruits and the natural cycles in order satisfy our desire and excessive demand. Fruits are something that is essential in our lives and many would say that fruits are healthy but it’s that so? We find fruits at every corner of the supermarkets and it seems like there is an endless flow of fruits. Modifications have to happen to maintain the freshness of the fruits when they are ship to other countries and to produce the fruits at such a larger amount. During the process I have aimed to investigate the fruits form through different mediums and contexts, challenging the idea of human’s desire for perfection. Conventionally, Ceramics shows the beauty of how man has made use of clay to celebrate the culture and refinement of nature. However, in my body of work, I am using ceramics to address the negative effect of human actions, specifically modification, instead of celebration. When man tries to beautify the fruits, it often results in

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