Hege Tapio

Hege Tapio Norway Time of residency 2007 As part of a project exploring the domestication of ornamental plants, Tapio was researching techniques to work with somatic hybridization. Her project aims to develop somewhat monstrous hybrids by fusing two distantly related plants. During her stay she investigated methods - with the expertise from Gary Cass, to isolate protoplasts, which will eventually be subjected to a fusing process. Tapio will continue her work in her homemade laboratory in Norway. 2 ½ week residency funded by a grant from the Norwegian Visual Artists Association and City of Stavanger.