A kinda cool idea (if, yeah, a bit creepy). But …
'There is, of course, no way of knowing how accurate Dewey-Hagborg’s sculptures are — since the samples are from anonymous individuals, a direct comparison cannot be made. '
Well, you can't know specifically for any given sample, but as far as the accuracy of the overall process goes, I assume Ms Dewey-Hagborg has tried it out with some real, known people's DNA (e.g., her own).
Creepy or Cool? Portraits Derived From the DNA in Hair and Gum Found in Public Places
Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg reconstructs the faces of strangers from genetic evidence she scavenges from the streets
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