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probe

5 minutes

1998

Director, Camera, Editing: Robert Wyrod

 

Medical imaging is appropriated to examine how technology mediates our conceptions of the human body.

Visible Humans

5 minutes

1998

Director, Editing: Robert Wyrod

 

An assemblage of images from the Visible Human Project--the most comprehensive visual atlas of the human body.

in vivo: Selected Stories of Genetic Manipulation

10 minutes

1996

Director, Camera, Editing, Music: Robert Wyrod

 

This experimental documentary examines the frontiers of human genetic engineering. It explores the ethical terrain of the emerging field of human gene therapy research and includes original interviews with the leading scientists working in this area.

Voluntary Functions

3 minutes

1995

Director, Camera, Editing: Robert Wyrod

 

Incorporating images from a mid-century medical study of male body types, this video examines the construction of “the normal, young man.” The video was also exhibited as a three-channel video installation.