ORGAN OF RADICAL CARE: UNA MATRIZ COLABORATIVA is a work-in-progress. The project aims to grow a ´collaborative uterus´from the menstrual blood of multiple women, trans, and non binary people, perhaps even incorporating ‘male’ cells.
A glass chalice has been designed for the endometrial cells. At this iteration the cells have come from anonymised uterus donors and the aim is simply to see if they can be kept alive in the chalice.

In 2022 Charlotte and Patricia made a kind of pilgrimage to Tierra Del Fuego (the literal “end of the world”) with cells and biological material from the project.

The team are working on gaining ethical approval to develop the part of the project involving menstrual blood in Argentina, which only legalised abortion in December 2020. Making the work in this context is important to the project.

Poem: Dr. Patricia Saragueta
Translation: Sarahi Valeria Fuster Cortés, Diego Trujillo Pîsanty, Amber Scott, Fiona Athie
Glass: Atelier NL
Lab work: Luciana Ant and Clara Campos, Saragüeta Lab and Anastasia Bragina, ARS Electronica Lab
Film: Charlotte Jarvis, Wo Portillo del Rayo, James Read

The work is being realised within the framework of the European Media Art Platforms residency program at Ars Electronica with support of the Creative Europe Culture Programme of the European Union. Additional support from MU Hybrid Arthouse and the Royal College of Art.