Hackteria Network Zines Library/Art-Science
Contents
- 1 Art-Science
- 1.1 AI CRISPR illustrations
- 1.2 BAJRA DIWO
- 1.3 Biohackers timeline
- 1.4 Biohaha Build Your Own Lab
- 1.5 Digital Naturalism Labs
- 1.6 HACKTERIALAB 2014 — YOGYAKARTA: FERMENTATION, FOREST, AND THE FUGITIVE LABORATORY
- 1.7 IGEM Comic
- 1.8 Microzine
- 1.9 Open Letter Lulu & Nana
- 1.10 Taxidermia zine
- 1.11 Triple-narrow poster
- 1.12 thGAP booklet
Art-Science
AI CRISPR illustrations
- Author: Marc Dusseiller / Midjourney (AI)
- Format: 20pp, 126×210mm
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A brilliant speculative biology zine by dusjagr (September 2022). Utilizing early Midjourney AI, it visualizes "CRISPR" and "Genetically Modified Humans" through the aesthetic lens of 19th-century Victorian anatomy books and botanical herbariums. The zine acts as a temporal paradox, presenting future biotechnology as antique archival discoveries.◈
- Machine Extraction: Based solely on the provided text, the zine's content is a collection of images generated by the AI tool Midjourney. The images were created using specific text prompts. The prompts describe subjects including genetically modified humans, CRISPR, anatomy books from the 19th and 20th centuries, and weird body shapes. One page features a prompt for an herbarium of alien plants and weird molecules in a 19th-century book format. The zine was created by the user "dusjagr" in September 2022.
- Key Concepts: Steampunk CRISPR indigenization, Anachronistic gene-editing fiction, Jawa-punk biotechnics, Decolonial speculative genetics
BAJRA DIWO
- Author: Bajra Warehouse / Universitas Negeri Malang
- Format: Full-colour, 20pp, A4 landscape
- Language: Indonesian / English
- Date: —
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A high-energy, 24-hour workshop manual from the 2022/2023 academic year at Universitas Negeri Malang. It documents the fusion of DIY electronics (Circuit Bending, 555 IC modules) with Indonesian art philosophy (*Jiwo Ketok*). The zine is a visual manifesto, blending manga aesthetics, heavy metal iconography, and the "DIWO" (Do It With Others) ethos. Analyzed via 12-page VIP Selective Sampling Rule.◈
- Machine Extraction: This 20-page document serves as a "Starter Pack" and pedagogical guide for the Bajra Tata Lokakarya workshop. It introduces the "Si Mini Muni" piezoelectric buzzer module, designed to turn everyday objects into sound generators through a DIY interface. The zine details the necessary "Bahan Materials"—including piezo coins, soldering irons, 9V batteries, and "Bintang" beer—paired with step-by-step soldering instructions for audio sockets. Beyond technical specs, it integrates an extensive section on "Jiwo Ketok" (Visible Soul), a concept from Indonesian painter S. Sudjojono, framing circuit bending as a method to manifest the artist's soul through electronic light and sound. The "Circuit Bandrex" workshop is defined as a chance-based customization of low-voltage devices, illustrated with a mix of magical-girl anime characters, Baphomet figures, and high-fidelity product photography of the "Bajra Warehouse" kits.
- Key Concepts: Jiwo Ketok (Visible Soul), Circuit Bending, DIWO (Do It With Others), Piezo Buzzer Hacks, 555 IC Modules
Biohackers timeline
- Author: Cathrine Kramer (The Center for Genomic Gastronomy)
- Format: Special 105×210mm, 44pp
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: History of an open-source poster by Cat Kramer (Center for Genomic Gastronomy). Documents 10-year journey of "WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS" poster from 2011 Bangalore. Interviews with Marc Dusseiller, Maya Minder, Paula Pin, Timbil/Lifepatch.◈
- Machine Extraction: Summary of Zine Content: "The Story of an Open Source Poster"Document Type: Zine (PDF), published July 2021.Author/Compiler: Cathrine Kramer (Cat), co-founder of the Center for Genomic Gastronomy.Core Subject: The origin, reproduction, and distribution history of a poster bearing the text "WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIOHACKERS" over a ten-year period (2011–2021).Methodology: The author conducted online interviews with six individuals who interacted with the poster. Interviewees are identified as Marc Dusseiller (Hackteria co-founder), Maya Minder (artist, Hackteria member), Paula Pin (researcher/artist activist), Timbil (Lifepatch member), Yashas Shetty (artist, educator, Hackteria co-founder), and Zack Denfeld (artist, Center for Genomic Gastronomy co-founder).Tangible Subjects and Tools Discussed:
• Poster Production: Lithography printing at Sri Venkateshwara Litho and Printing Press in Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore, India. Printers were originally used for the local Kannada film industry. Runs of 100 or 500 copies were produced on thin, newsprint-quality paper. • Digital Reproduction: Marc Dusseiller created a digital version of the poster in 2011 by scanning the original and recreating the text using Inkscape. The digital file was uploaded to the Hackteria wiki as an open-source image. • Derivative Merchandise: The digital file was used to print postcards, A3 and A4 posters, and t-shirts. The poster was also used as a slide in presentations. • Distribution Networks: Physical posters w
- Key Concepts: Chronopolitics of DIYbio, Tropical kitchen epistemology, Garage as lab-in-the-wild, Archaeo-futurist timeline
Biohaha Build Your Own Lab
- Author: Helmi Hardian / Angela Sunaryo
- Format: 22pp
- Language: English/Indonesian
- Date: 2025
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: Created by Helmi Hardian & Angela Sunaryo (2025). A vibrant, deeply practical guide documenting the Biohaha and Sensewalking methodologies. It focuses on the rapid prototyping of DIY lab equipment from consumer junk, mapping local ecosystems through multisensory exploration, and embedding communal bio-hacking practices directly into local neighborhoods.◈
- Machine Extraction: Based solely on the provided text, the zine contains three attributed quotes. The first quote, attributed to Nanang Mercury of Garut, is: “You live, you learn, and you upgrade.” The second quote, attributed to Asep Jerman, is: “Just stick with it. What seems so hard now will one day be your warm up.” The third quote, attributed to Uci Demak, is: “It’s like waiting for your favorite cookies to bake, you gotta be patient, but the reward is worth it.” No other subjects, tools, workshops, or themes are discussed in the provided text.
- Key Concepts: Electromagnetic ethnography, Sensory decolonization, Prosthetic listening, Javanese tekhne-spirit
Digital Naturalism Labs
- Author: Andrew Quitmeyer / Kitty Quitmeyer / Digital Naturalism Laboratories
- Format: Full-colour, 16pp
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: Digital Naturalism Laboratories, Gamboa, Panama. By Dr. Andrew Quitmeyer & Kitty Quitmeyer. Topics: bubble science as environmental celebration replacement for plastic trash, punk philosophy of sharing/freedom, mixed-material globule research. CC0 Public Domain.◈
- Machine Extraction: Based solely on the provided text, the zine's content is as follows:Title and Authorship: The zine is titled "DIGITAL NATURALISM LABORATORIES Bubblepunk Zine." It was created by Dr. Andrew Quitmeyer and edited by Kitty Quitmeyer, based in Gamboa, Panama. The content is designated Public Domain CC0 for 2023.Core Theme: The zine promotes a hierarchy of "punk" actions related to sharing and freedom: getting things for free, sharing things freely, and liberating locked-up resources for others. It includes a warning against groups that use "freedom" to justify taking freedom from others, labeling them fascists.Location Context: The lab is located in Gamboa, Panama, described as a semi-abandoned former HQ of the Panama Canal. The area is characterized by the presence of ships, rainforest wildlife (howler monkeys, agoutis), scientists, and animal rescue operations. It is also an Instagram hotspot for celebrations involving plastic balloons and confetti, which generate trash. The author's stated goal is to promote bubbles as an alternative to trash-generating celebrations.Scientific Content (Abstract and Introduction): The zine includes a mock academic abstract titled "Mixed Material Globules in Research, or She (Acoustically) Blinded Me (a Dolphin) with Science (Bubbles)." It lists authors including A. Quitmeyer, V. Tapir, L. Agouti, and S. Hub (Sci-Hub). The abstract states bubbles provide novel soft-interfaces with nature. The introduction defines bubbles as globules of substances
- Key Concepts: Soap-film computation, Digital naturalism with detergent, Ephemeral interface ecology, Punk bubble craft
HACKTERIALAB 2014 — YOGYAKARTA: FERMENTATION, FOREST, AND THE FUGITIVE LABORATORY
- Author: Lifepatch (Eds: Adelina Luft, Grace Samboh)
- Format: Full book, 121 pages, 20×25 cm
- Language: English (translated from Indonesian)
- Date: 2022
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: Reflections on the 2-week HLab14 gathering. Editors: Adelina Luft, Grace Samboh. 30+ contributors including Timbil, Andreas Siagian, Marc Dusseiller, Mary Tsang, Robin Scheibler, Sachiko Hirosue. Topics: BioArt, DIY biology, DIWO methodology, citizen science, traditional knowledge revival, environmental monitoring. Hosted by LIFEPATCH. Preceded by HLab10 (Dock18), HLab11 (Romainmotier), HLab13 (Bangalore).◈
- Machine Extraction: Based solely on the provided text, here is a factual summary of the zine's content:Title and Publication Details:The zine is titled "Reflections on HackteriaLab 2014 – Yogyakarta." It is a print-on-demand publication, first edition June 2022, with 121 pages. It is licensed under CC-BY-SA. Publishers are Hackteria, Lifepatch, and Hyphen. Editors are Adelina Luft and Grace Samboh. The zine includes a list of 33 named contributors.Core Subject:The zine documents the event "HackteriaLab 2014 – Yogyakarta" (HLab14), an intensive two-week transdisciplinary collaboration held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in April 2014. The event focused on BioArt, DIY biology, appropriate technology, art and science, and biohacking.Organizations Discussed:
• Hackteria: A collection of Open Source Biological Art Projects, started in February 2009. It functions as a web and community platform to encourage collaboration between scientists, hackers, and artists. • Lifepatch: An independent community-based organization in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, working in art, science, and technology. It is described as a member of the Hackteria network and an active node in citizen-science and artistic works, particularly in microbial fermentation.Specific Tools, Workshops, and Activities Documented: • Tourdigrade: A pre-phase tour (March-April 2014) involving workshops, hackathons, and presentations with partners in Surabaya, Jakarta, Bandung, and Jatiwangi Art Factory. • Bioelectronix: A topic discussed in two separate c
- Key Concepts: Fugitive laboratory practices, Jamu microbial commons, Domestication as open-source biology, Fermentation-as-post-studio
IGEM Comic
- Author: ArtScienceBLR (Yashas Shetty, et al.)
- Format: 64pp
- Language: English
- Date: 2010
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A comic book produced by artscienceBLR for the 2010 iGEM competition. Explores synthetic biology concepts through a creative, visual narrative.◈
- Machine Extraction: Based solely on the provided text, the zine's content is as follows:
• Origin: The zine is the result of a summer-long workshop on Synthetic Biology for artists and designers at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology. • Theme of Failure: The text includes a dictionary definition of "failure" and a quote from Markus Schmidt (2008) regarding the potential for unregulated creation of novel organisms by individuals without professional training or biosafety protocols. • Biological Subject: Cattle (Bos primigenius): The zine provides factual information about cattle, including their classification, uses (meat, dairy, draft, leather, manure), global population statistics (1.3 billion, with India having the largest number), and the fact that they were the first livestock animal to have their genome mapped (2009). • Bovine Biology: It details the bovine genome size (3 Gb, ~22,000 genes), shared genes with humans (80%), and the four-compartment stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum). It describes the ruminant digestive process, including regurgitation of cud, microbial decomposition of cellulose, and synthesis of amino acids from non-protein nitrogen. • Synthetic Biology Concept: The text defines synthetic biology as the design and construction of new biological functions. It introduces BioBricks as standard DNA parts. It presents a hypothetical scenario involving a specific BioBrick (BBa_K274100) coding for enzymes (CrtE, CrtB, CrtE) that produce red lycopene. The sce
- Key Concepts: Indigenized synthetic biology, Speculative comic anthropotechnics, Kannada sci-bio humor, Bazaar genetic circuits
Microzine
- Author: Paula Pin / BioTransLab
- Format: A5, 8pp
- Language: Not specified
- Date: 2021
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A radical transhackfeminist manual from the BioTransLab project. It leverages DIWO microscopy to deconstruct biopolitical boundaries, focusing on the Biota/Vaginal Flora ecosystem as a site of political and biological self-governance. ⚠️ Image-heavy; analyzed via Agentic Vision Protocol.◈
- Machine Extraction: A dense, high-contrast collage of biological and political theory. The zine introduces the concept of the "ultra-permeable" body, using DIY (DIWO) microscopy to reveal the hidden ecosystems of human biota. A primary "protocol" described is the **Yogurtssy**—the cultivation of *Lactobacillus* flora harvested from the body to ferment milk into yogurt, presented as an act of radical autonomy. Anatomically, the zine deconstructs binary myths through side-by-side diagrams of the Clitoris and Penis, highlighting their shared homologous structures (Cuerpo cavernoso, Glande). The visual language is what the authors call "hardGlam," mixing clinical imagery (speculums, 5µm scale microscopic slides of *Trichomonas*) with the messy reality of DIY lab environments filled with wires and tangled electronics. It is a manifesto against "capitalocentric logics" and a call to embrace "quantum chaos" as a disturbance of the norm.⚠️ Image-heavy; analyzed via Agentic Vision Protocol.
- Key Concepts: Transhackfeminism, BioTransLab, Yogurtssy Protocols, DIWO Microscopy, HardGlam Aesthetic
Open Letter Lulu & Nana
- Author: Adam Zaretsky
- Format: 21pp, letter size
- Language: Chinese (Mandarin)
- Date: 2026
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A critical BioArt/Bioethics document by Adam Zaretsky, fully translated into Mandarin. It addresses the 2018 CRISPR babies (Lulu and Nana) engineered by He Jiankui. The text boldly reframes human germline editing not just as a medical breakthrough, but as an irreversible, aesthetic, and cultural act of BioArt, proposing radical new regulatory frameworks for "in-vivo human variation" and genetic monoculture.◈
- Machine Extraction: Summary of Zine ContentThe text is an open letter from Adam Zaretsky, a wet-lab bioartist and head of the Bioarts Ethical Advisory Kommission (BEAK), addressed to Lulu and Nana, the twin girls born in November 2018 from a CRISPR gene-editing experiment. The letter is dated August 30, 2019.Subjects and Individuals Discussed:
• Lulu and Nana: Human subjects whose genomes were edited using CRISPR technology to introduce the CCR5-Δ32 mutation, intended to confer resistance to HIV. • He Jiankui: The Chinese scientist who led the project. He was convicted in 2019 of fraud and unethical conduct and sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 3 million RMB. • A list of individuals and institutions identified as contributors to the project, including: Lin Zhitong, Shenzhen HeMei Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital ethics committee, Stephen Quake, Bill Efcavitch, Yu Jun, Michael W. Deem, Shenzhen “Peacock Plan,” Xie Bingwen, John Zhang, Pei Duanqing, Bai Hualin, George Church, Mark Dewitt, Craig Mello, Qin Jinzhou, Renli Zhang, William Hurlbut, Ben Hurlbut, Ryan Ferrell, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Rice University, Stanford University, Matthew Porteus, Putian Group, China’s “Thousand Talents Plan,” Southern University of Science and Technology, international investors, multiple governments, David Baltimore, and the “Human Gene Editing Initiative.”Core Themes and Arguments: • The letter frames human germline gene editing as a form of bioart. • It argues that the aesthetic and cul
- Key Concepts: CRISPR, Bioethics, Transfeminism, Genetic Justice, Body Politics
Taxidermia zine
- Author: Marc Dusseiller (dusjagr) / Hackteria Network / Pixelache
- Format: A5 / 28pp
- Language: English (with JP/FI contexts)
- Date: 2022
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A collaborative workshop manual documenting the "Empathetic Taxidermia Lab" held at the Pixelache Festival in Helsinki, 2016. It bridges traditional preservation (formaldehyde, PEG) with contemporary bio-art practices (rogue taxidermy, posthuman ethics). Features contributions from Marc Dusseiller, Christina Stadlbauer, Kira O'Reilly, and Margot Magpie. Analyzed via 12-page VIP Selective Sampling Rule.◈
- Machine Extraction: This 28-page document outlines a durational, collaborative experiment in taxidermy as a tool for reconnecting with ecosystems and the cycle of life/death. It contains detailed "Tools, Materials" and "Lab Setup" chapters, including a hand-drawn floor plan of the temporary lab at Kolmas Linja, featuring skinning tables, tanning baths, and walk-in freezers. The guide provides practical instructions for sourcing "dead animals"—recommending roadkill or frozen "snake-food" rats from pet stores—and introduces various preservation methods like formaldehyde, PEG (Polyethylene Glycol), and plastification. Artistically, it explores "Rogue Taxidermy," showcasing hybrid creatures (multi-headed or winged mice) and the performative work of Kira O'Reilly. The zine is heavily documented through social media screenshots (Instagram/sliriousbizz), capturing the workshop's aesthetic of googly eyes on skinned pelts and the communal "Bring Your Own Rat" sessions.
- Key Concepts: Empathetic Taxidermy, Posthuman Aesthetics, Rogue Taxidermy, Helsinki Bio-Art Protocol, Pixelache Festival Rituals
Triple-narrow poster
- Author: Miranda Moss / SGMK
- Format: A3 triple-strip layout, 1pp
- Language: English
- Date: 2025
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: A colourful A3 promotional print designed as a triple-strip layout, intended for slicing into three identical vertical flyers. It represents an “Open” variant of the SGMK Home Made promotional material, broadening the focus to the broader project through audio-centric and technical motifs.◈
- Machine Extraction: This is a colourful A3 promotional print designed as a triple-strip layout—three identical vertical panels intended for slicing into individual narrow flyers. The composition centers on the hand-drawn title “Home Made,” whose lettering integrates resistors, capacitors, and traces directly into the linework. Beneath it, an 8-bit pixel landscape unfolds: serrated mountains, pine clusters, stylized mushrooms, and a glowing campfire. The sky area overlays circuit schematics that are denser and more elaborate than those seen in related variants; a portable boombox and a piano keyboard are added among the schematic lines. Branding elements include the “SGMK” and “LESS STRESS” logos. The print includes a URL pointing to the project wiki for further information.
- Key Concepts: Triple-strip layout, 8-bit Pixel Art, Home Made Electronics, Open Research Week, Circuit Schematics, SGMK Less Stress
thGAP booklet
- Author: Mary Maggic / Marc Dusseiller / Adam Zaretsky
- Format: Special 148×178mm, 48pp
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
◈ ARCHIVIST SUMMARY: In the muggy terrarium of the Mind thGAP, a disobedient garden flourishes—germlines rewired not for health or enhancement, but for the sheer, unruly aesthetics of creative genetic redesign. The GOSPHA plasmid drips like a cyber-tropical nectar, ferrying bioart hacks between species, while the Creative Germline Construct Bank sprouts a riot of feral diversities, scripted in the wet, messy poetry of Adam Zaretsky, Mary Maggic, and Marc Dusseiller’s collaborative dream. Here, the Human Genome is but compost for post-normative orchids, blooming outside every sanctioned blueprint.◈
- Machine Extraction: Based solely on the provided text, the zine documents a project called the Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP). Its central components are a workshop series and an online database.Tangible Subjects and Tools:
• thGAP (Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project): The overarching project name. • GOSHPA (Generic Open Source Plasmid for Human Arts): An in silico guide design and downloadable diagram/sequence file for a plasmid intended as a chassis for transgene infection into a fertilized ovum. • CGCB (Creative Germline Construct Bank): An online, open-source bioinformatics database storing genetic constructs made ready for transgenesis using GOSHPA. The genes in the database were selected by amateur bioartists, citizen scientists, and DIY-BIO hobbyists. • GenBank: A search engine for genes and genomes, identified as a resource for workshop participants to find genes. • Reporter Gene Options: Listed options include Luciferase, enhanced green fluorescent protein (GFP), Resistance to persuasion, RAPD, SSCP, VNTR, STRs, nonhuman dopamine 2 receptor, and human dopamine X37 reporter gene. • Safe Harbors: CRISPR targeting sites for landing genes into the human genome, noted as poorly registered and not fully tested. • Sci-Hub: Referenced as a pirate interface for downloading scientific papers.Workshops and Labs: • Lab 1 (Mind thGAP): A workshop titled "FIND OBSCURE GENES WORKSHOP." It instructs participants on using GenBank to find a gene of interest, renaming it, i
- Key Concepts: TransHackFeminism, Body Politics
