masterwork
The species of jellyfish known as Turritopsis dohrnii is found in tropical waters and its main characteristic is biological immortality. They start life as tiny larvae drifting, then develop into polyps, and in time they leave this fixed condition and continue their journey as adult jellyfish. However, under physical stress or environmental harm, they become formless, and from this state they begin their developmental cycle anew, endlessly repeating rebirth.
Nature has already evolved the biological mechanisms necessary for eternal life, which, thanks to evolving biotechnology, will lead to the evolution of the human form, bringing us morphological freedom.
thesis
The new concept of the Self
medusa morphology
The ecological collapse of our planet is accelerating and the climate crisis is shaping and destroying the environment day by day. The accelerating pace of transformation is a feature of the Anthropocene Epoch, in which the merging of biosphere and technosphere is leading to a post-natural age and foreshadows a new hybrid worldview that presupposes the birth of modern organisms and a complete transformation of the human condition. The dynamic transformation of the biosphere and the phenomenon of hybridisation that this entails has given rise to new media and artistic sectors such as bioart, bio-design, speculative design and design fiction, which, through various products and services, draw attention to the ecological transformation and offer different alternatives to prepare us for the future. In my thesis, I present different alternatives for the metamorphosis, the means of becoming animal, and the visualization of this new human way of being, defining the characteristics of posthuman aesthetics.