GetConfused is proud to present two pieces of interactive poetry designed for the launch of the new Wellcome Collection gallery at the Wellcome Trust.

For those of you who don’t know it, here is a bit of propaganda on one of London’s venerable institutions which happens to stage really cool shows.

“The Wellcome Trust’s mission is ‘to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health’.

Reflecting the profound impact that today’s research will have on society, the Wellcome
Trust seeks to address the social, cultural, ethical and historical aspects of biomedical
research and progress. To achieve this it supports, through its Medicine, Society and History
division, a programme of research, a major library in the History of Medicine and public
engagement activities.

Part gallery, part museum, an extraordinary library, events, conference centre and more,
the Wellcome Collection will take a thoughtful and experimental look at medicine, life and art,
rooting science in the broad context of health and wellbeing.”

Armed with the best intentions and barely as much time as the lifespan of a dragonfly, GetConfused came up with two interactive Flash pieces which celebrate health and disease in a kalleidoscope of typography, graphics and molecular mutations.

“Mutation Babe”
(Concept by Coco and House of Coma ; Graphics by Coco ; Animation by GetConfused)

This piece stages a series of 5 tableaux in which a seductive image of feminity is submitted to a series of distortions and viral interventions culminating in rather sulfurous final montages. Forget the bugs, we had one day to design it.

click here to view “Mutation Babe”

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“Invisible Inspiration”
(Concept by House of Coma ; Animation by GetConfused)

The second piece is a cut-up text that can be played either in its normal sequential order or following a randomized keyboard pattern. Half surreal poetry, half S&M psychedelia, this piece was shortlisted by the Wellcome Trust Jury for the competition’s final run and came out third of all entries.

Click here to view Invisible Inspiration

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