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Foreign Bodies, Common Ground
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G A L L E R Y F L O O R P L A N – le v el 5
w ell c o m e c olle c t i on
Miriam Syowia Kyambi
and James Murivki
B-Floor Theatre
Katie Paterson
Lêna Bùi
Elson Kambalu
Zwelethu Mthethwa
Foreign Bodies, Common Ground
Teachers’ Pack
GLOSSARY
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome): a disease
of the human immune system caused by HIV.
Infectious disease: a transmissible disease resulting from
infection by a pathogen.
Artist residency: a period of time when an artist works
in a location away from their usual environment to focus on
a specific creative project.
LEDC (less economically developed country): a country that
has low levels of economic development, high birth and death
rates, few services and a low standard of living; also described
as a ‘developing country’.
Bacteria (singular: bacterium): single-celled organisms.
Bacteria were among the first life forms on the planet.
Conceptual art: artwork made in response to ideas and
concepts, often based on a period of research on a certain
subject or issue.
Devised theatre: performance-based art that uses
concepts and ideas rather than a written script.
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid): the material of genetic
inheritance.
Endemic: refers to an infectious disease that is always
present in a population.
Epidemic: refers to an outbreak of an infectious
disease in a population that substantially exceeds
what is normally expected.
Evolution: the change in inherited characteristics over
successive generations.
Fossil: the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism
preserved in petrified form or as a mould or cast in rock.
Genes: sections of DNA that are associated with particular
characteristics or functions of an organism.
Genetic anthropology: using the tools and techniques
of genetics to study the origins of humans, their behaviour
and their physical, social and cultural development.
Genetic disease: an inherited condition caused by an
abnormality in the genome.
Genetics: the science of genes, inheritance and variation
in living organisms.
Genome: the complete sequence of the DNA of a particular
organism.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus): a virus that causes
AIDS in humans. It results in progressive failure of the
immune system.
Malaria: an infectious disease spread by female
Anopheles mosquitoes that are infected by a bacterium
parasite (Plasmodium).
MEDC (more economically developed country): a country
that has high levels of economic development, low birth
and death rates, many services and a high standard of living;
also described as a ‘developed country’.
Melioidosis: an infectious disease caused by a bacterium
(Burkholderia pseudomallei) found in soil and water.
Medium: the material(s) an artwork is made from (e.g. acrylic
paint, photography, clay sculpture).
Morbidity: how much disease there is in a given population.
Organism: an individual animal, plant, fungus or singlecelled life form.
Pandemic: an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very
wide area, and usually affecting a large number of people.
Pathogen: an infectious agent (colloquially known as a germ)
such as a virus, bacterium or fungus that causes disease in
its host.
Vaccine: a dead or weakened pathogen that is used to
stimulate the immune system to provide protection against
infectious diseases.
Thumbnail sketch: a small-scale rough sketch used to record
an idea quickly.
Time-based media: an artwork that uses film, animation or
audio recordings.
Vector: an organism that transmits infections from one
host to another.
Zoonosis (plural: zoonoses): an infectious disease that
is transmitted, sometimes by a vector, usually from other
animals to humans.