Ten years ago in a museum in Milan Italy it was pointed out to me that there was an uncanny resemblance between myself and one of the multitude of Roman marble bust sculptures in the museum… This moment got me thinking about the connections between people. Where we think we’re from is usually based on family stories, not research. I intend to use the Genograpic projects DNA test to trace both my maternal and paternal lines. I will start the project in Philadelphia, my birthplace, travel to Ireland where my family came to America from, and then follow the trail of the DNA information. The project will end in Rome whether or not my DNA leads me there or not since it was an ancient roman who was the initial inspiration for the work. I will gather information and digital images that will be documented and used to create a still frame animation that will be exhibited an art galleries.
copyright Leo Morrissey 2008
Ten years ago in a museum in Milan Italy it was pointed out to me that there was an uncanny resemblance between myself and one of the multitude of Roman marble bust sculptures in the museum… This moment got me thinking about the connections between people. Where we think we’re from is usually based on family stories, not research. I intend to use the Genograpic projects DNA test to trace both my maternal and paternal lines. I will start the project in Philadelphia, my birthplace, travel to Ireland where my family came to America from, and then follow the trail of the DNA information. The project will end in Rome whether or not my DNA leads me there or not since it was an ancient roman who was the initial inspiration for the work. I will gather information and digital images that will be documented and used to create a still frame animation that will be exhibited an art galleries.
copyright Leo Morrissey 2008