Beggar

Yi-Jie WU (TW) / Ying-Ying CHIU (TW)

Dodder, a plant that thrives in Taiwan, was first documented in ‘Shennong Bencaojing.’
Dodder cannot photosynthesize or absorb water from the soil. To survive, it parasitizes other plants, using unique suction structures to penetrate the host to gain nutrients, causing the plant to wither.
To reduce the population of Dodder and utilize it, we have genetically modified its genes to humans , allowing a more direct way to parasite and consume nutrients from plants.

Yi-Jie WU explores the relationship between other creatures and technology through art, and seeks for the uniqueness of humans.
Ying-Ying Chiu discusses the interaction between technology and nature, and tries to express it through various types of art.