Human Race Machine
Human
Race Machine by Nancy Burson is the first exhibit to be featured in
the new Human Rights Gallery of the William Benton Museum at UConn. This
one-of-a- kind machine uses a highly interactive technology that challenges
one’s
perception of race by making it possible to view one’s face with
the characteristics of six different races — White, Black, Asian,
Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Indian. The exhibit continues through
Aug. 7.
Artist Statement
The Human Race Machine is an excellent opportunity to explore how we perceive
ourselves as well as each other. The more we can recognize ourselves within each
other, the more we can connect with the human race. There is only one race, the
human one. The concept of race is not genetic, but social. There is no gene for
race. The Human Race Machine allows us to move beyond difference and arrive at sameness.
We are all one.
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| There | Is |
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| No | Gene |
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| For | Race |
| There Is No Gene For Race, Nancy Burson, digital composite | |