The creative research institute Fathomers hosted a Synthetic Biology Art Exhibit and Party in March of 2026 to highlight the current and future prospects of a bioengineered world.

As part of the exhibition, I served as an “Oracle” of the field; my face projected in the mist of a mysterious cave. Visitors could step into the cavern, place their hands on the mystical orb, and ask me— the floating head in the smoke— about whatever bioengineering questions crossed their minds