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↑ Product 1. Marilyn Monroe miniature breast

↑ Product 2. Michael Jackson brain slice

↑ Product 3. John F Kennedy fabric

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Here I present, a factory of the future. This factory exploits tissue engineering to grow and manufacture products that contain celebrity biopresence. These products are then sold as desirable merchandise and paraphernalia for consumers who are desperate to get their hands on a real and living piece of their icon.

What does a day in the life of the factory workers look like? Who are they and how do they feel about what they produce? How do standard factory regulations apply to this example and is this a potential misuse of a beautiful technology?

Product 1. Marilyn Monroe’s miniature breast - grown from breast tissue from her stolen breast from her autopsy on August 5th, 1962.

Product 2. Michael Jackson’s cross-section of brain - grown from his missing brain from his golden casket on the day of his funeral on July 7th, 2009.

Product 3. John F Kennedy fabric - grown from his foreskin that was removed at the age of 21, in February 1938, due to irritation and tightness. One foreskin from a newborn baby can grow up to a football pitch worth of skin and therefore this lending itself well to manufacturing.

Project Credits
Photographer - Diego Trujillo

Other projects by Emily Hayes:

►An Illusion of Familiarity