At present, the idea of "homeostasis" suggests the need for us to cope with an increasingly invasive technology - in our bodies and cells as well as in our culture. My print, "Genetic Drifting," introduces the image of "artificial selection," as opposed to natural selection, the evolutionary transformations which result from the natural environment.

The term "genetic drift" is a concept in biology that refers to gradual changes over time in an organism's DNA, which result from random changes in the code, instead of from environmental pressure. I render the images digitally at first, then erode and transform them through the process of etching, allowing time and matter to exert their influence on the virtual image, and suggesting that the laws of nature and materiality may indeed have the last word ...

Deborah Cornell received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA from the Vermont College of Norwich University. Her work has been included in many exhibition including: Inspired by Nature, Boston College Museum of Art, Experimental Etching Studio Estampe du Rhin Gallery, Strasbourg, France and The Painter's Position, Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College. Cornell's many awards include the Ford Foundation Scholarship Grant, Weber Foundation Earthwatch Artist Fellowship and the Boston Printmakers Jury Commendation.

Her work is included in the collections of IBM Corporation, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Gannette Corporation. Cornell has taught at Boston University School of the Arts and was a visiting artist at the Royal Academy of London and Curtin University, Perth, Australia.