Monsantra

Like any traditional B-movie monster, Monsantra is a unexpected hybrid of imagination, possibility and reality. Using GMO seed obtained from the Monsanto Corporation, artists Wendy Deschene & Jeff Schmuki have grafted genetically modified food plants onto remote controlled robotic bases, constructing artificial organisms with no clear heritage or future. Primarily these poetic plant/robot hybrids beg the questions: what long-term effects will genetically modified food have on those who consume it - and on the land it’s grown on?