The first “test-tube baby” came into the world over 40 years ago. Since then, over seven million children have been born through in vitro fertilization. Popular culture leads us to believe that every attempt of this biotechnology is successful. In Quebec, stars such as Céline Dion and Julie Snyder have become models of its triumph. However the global success rate is just 27%. LET’S GET YOU PREGNANT! reveals the experience of failure of in vitro fertilization within the same social, political and medical systems that place motherhood at the forefront of women’s lives. An audio and museum installation creates a virtual conversation between 28 participants, including the artist, who have undergone failed in vitro fertilization cycles and have not become mothers.
