This episode examines religious references such as the relic, "incarnational consciousness" and immortality with regard to the genetic decoding of the "book of life" and art's magico-religious roots. The reknowned French artist
Orlan discusses her
Carnal Art Manifesto and her fight against the stereotype of a woman's body as a site of sacrifice and vulnerability. Raphael Cuir, art historian and J.P.Getty Scholar expands the current dialogue on the use of religious metaphor in art and science.
Eleanor Heartney , art critic and writer talks about the reception of her book
Postmodern Heretics: Catholic Imagination in Contemporary Art in both the religious and art communities.