SALIVA

We have now been trained to regularly swab, spit, and give up ownership of our bodily substances to corporations and government-run centers. These fluids hold the data of our DNA, personal information and identity.

Can I as an individual human embody the role of collection center? Can we take saliva exchange back into our own hands?

You are invited to exchange a sample of your saliva with one of my own.

A Terms Of Exchange outlines my intention to protect the privacy of your identity and biodata. You are free to do as you like with my own saliva.

— Lauren Lee McCarthy, founder of SALIVA

The growing collection of saliva is an archive of a moment when our boundaries of our bodies and DNA is shifting.

After reviewing the Terms Of Exchange, you will input some basic contact information to receive your specimen exchange kit in the mail within 1-2 weeks.

Once you receive the kit with your specimen, you will receive a sample of my own saliva in the mail 2-4 weeks later.*

**The SALIVA’s specimen exchange ran from 4th to 17th April 2023.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fill out saliva label as you like.

2. Use the funnel on this card to fill the tube with saliva.

3. Place tube in bag.

4. Place bag and card in envelope, drop in mail.

5. Once your saliva is received, a sample of my own saliva will be sent to you in exchange. If you provided a wallet address, an NFT will also be transferred to you.