The DNA clock represents Stanza ‘s dna and each letter or base code appears on the screen for one second. The piece is cycling through all 3.3 billion letters of his dna code. At one second per letter, it will take more than 104 years, disclosing the “meaning of life” in the process. By sitting with a pen and a piece of paper for 104 years you will also have an exact replica of Stanza DNA and the source code to copy the artist via duplication (clone). Alternatively you will soon be able to buy his DNA on Ebay.

The original concept and intention beside the artwork was to make a business. A database placed online would require users to submit a copy of their DNA. Once the first 100,000 subscriptions had been made then an IPO, an initial public offering would be made. The company formed on the stock market would exploit any patents, intellectual property and any derivable income would be shared among the subscribed user group. The shareholders in this company would be the subscribers who have placed their DNA source code. This project was to counter the exploitation of DNA by large corporations who do now exploit the right to this source code, a code that should be equally beneficial to all. This database is still in progress and further funds and financial backers are needed.

For other projects and works associated with his dna sequence, see genomixer.

The artist is looking for an offline real gallery to exhibit this piece of work for one hundred and four years.

The DNA clock is part of CODE, an open-source digital online art exhibit hosted by year01, July 2005.

Posts about Stanza: at Cybersonica, Robotica.