Research Project - #PRN/27
Golem/Loew - Artificial Life

A Golem, an artificial man made out of clay, was created in 16th century Prague by Rabbi Yehuda Loew (1520 -1609). This time travel research project traces the descendants of the Loew dynasty alongside manifestations of the Golem name/legend through history to the present day and into the future. The original intention of this project, under the leadership of Rosalind Brodsky, was to test whether an ability and/or desire to create artificial life was inherited and could be traced genetically, in this instance to Rabbi Yehuda Loew, and was thus a function carried in the DNA rather than a result of social factors.

After Brodsky's death in 2058 additional research material of a more personal nature relating to this project was retrieved from her laboratory at Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria and these items have been duly preserved alongside the material from our original archive.

(I.M.A.T.I. is a UK government funded organisation which serves the military and market research companies. Basically, if successful, the results of this research will be used in the future to enable the manufacture of DNA capable of producing spontaneous artificial life out of inert matter.)

Members of the public will be asked to find persons with the name Loew (and related names as above) in their locality, and to retrieve from these subjects DNA samples in the form of hair from hairbrushes, skin samples and saliva swabs. These DNA samples are to be placed in clear plastic bags and delivered to the 'Golem/rep' who will be carrying a collection bag (made of the same grey woollen fabric as the Golem costume) to take back to the future. There will be instructions for samples to be delivered to the Administration Office in the Fine Art Building in the event that the Golem/rep has already left the area. These samples must be forwarded by the administrator to I.M.A.T.I.

Suzanne Treister:

Born London 1958. Studied St Martin's and Chelsea Schools of Art, London. Exhibited internationally since 1981. Inter disciplinary practice involves painting, writing, live events and new technologies. 1995 created the heteronymic identity, Rosalind Brodsky. Ongoing projects include Time Travelling with Rosalind Brodsky‚ in conjunction with the research facilities of the Institute of Militronics and Advanced Time Interventionality in London.

Founder member of three collaborative organisations:
1991- NIH (Nothing is {Hidden}‚ ) London/New York based,
1992- PI (Presumed Innocent) Adelaide/New York based,
2000- International Corporation of Lost Structures (ICOLS). Between 1992 and 2002 lived in Australia, NY and travelling. Currently based in the UK .