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Image: Grand Mutator (Base 3 bag variants 1-14) (2006) installed at Villa Arson in 'Jardin d'Acclimitation' 2008-9  

Starting with a basic pattern for a string bag, each sucessive round of the Grand Mutator adds a level of deviation from the starting patten.
This progressive mutation relates to Darwinian evolution where forms are considered to change due to mistakes in coding over time. Another reference for this work are the toxicity tests performed on spiders in the 1960's to determine the levels of toxicity of recreational drugs. (above)

Each variant round is pinned to float 2cm from the wall and arranged in relation to the dimensions of the space as well as one another.
The key (detail above), is painted directly onto the wall in watercolour beside the crochet and also behind each separate crochet round.