Homuncularium Basiliscus film (2024)
Homuncularium Basiliscus is the first in the Homuncularium series, activated at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, UK. This film documents the ritual im-plant-ation of reproductive body fluids from four donors, enacted according to blended protocols by 15th century alchemist, Paracelsus and from the museum's Richel collection. The blended protocol is for producing in vitro creatures, predominantly a basilisk/human hybrid. Conducted on the lunar eclipse, March 2024 and installed in situ until December 31, 2024. Part of the year-long solo/curated exhibition, Arcanum Sanguinis: Occult Blood by WhiteFeather Hunter. Participant identities withheld for confidentiality purposes.

Bio
Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter she/her, is a Canadian artist and researcher internationally recognized for her work in feminist bioart and biotechnology.
She holds a PhD in Biological Art from SymbioticA at The University of Western Australia and an MFA in Fibres and Material Practices from Concordia University. Currently, she is a visiting artist-researcher at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and artist-in-residence at Artengine.
Her PhD research, The Witch in the Lab Coat, critiqued scientific biocultures using feminist methodologies and taboo materials. Her latest project, Sentient Clit—The Pussification of Biotech, earned an Ars Electronica 2024 S+T+ARTS Prize nomination. Her work is exhibited and published globally.

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