Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec had a rare genetic disease called pycnodysostosis, which affects the bones. If he had been conceived today, he would most likely never have been born, because we have been using new technologies for several decades now to diagnose such diseases in uteroa slippery slope that can kindle eugenic temptations. In this scenario, none of his beautiful paintings, drawings or engravings would have ever existed. The work of Prune Nourry (born in Paris in 1985) raises awareness about the dangers of gender selection at birth, particularly in India and China, where there is an underlying preference for male children. Much of her work alludes to these missing girls, who have disappearedsometimes even before birthas a result of traditional attitudes and population policies. The projects designed by the artist in these regionsthe Holy Daughters, Holy River, and Terracotta Daughters seriesaim to raise awareness, while also exploring in
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