The spitton - The first stage of the P-Evo Clinic ritual
Over the summer of 2006 Jessica Charlesworth and Michael Burton worked in FORESIGHT, a Government think tank based in the Government Office for Science, to envision the impact of the predicted obesity epidemic over the next 50 years. Together they developed a range of scenarios which are highlighted on this external site
Their work considered the evolution of the body in response to an overtly obesogenic environment and some proposals for tackling the problem. The project aims to be a point of provocation informed by Foresight’s extensive consultation with leading world scientists, experts and other leading stakeholders in order to stimulate debate in Government as well as the general public.
The images above are from the P-EVO CLINIC scenario:
The Personal Evolution Clinic is the ultimate preventative measure against our obesity epidemic.
P-EVO is a development of the Family Planning Association.
It offers services to would-be parents, through DNA and genomic screening, to predict genetic variants in the not-yet-conceived child.Parents can prepare for possible special requirements their unborn child may need in an obesogenic environment.
The experience of a visit to the P-EVO clinic is a rare blend of religious vision, health spa and theatrical spectacle.>influences
• The designer baby; IVF treatment
• Family planning association
• Genetic Factors in Human Obesity, Farooqi & O’Reilly
