ANCESTRAL BODIES
METABOLIC BOUNDARIES
Beneath the reproductive pulse of futuristic photobioreactors and the unfathomable precision of CRISPR genome-editions, Metabolic Boundaries traverses the intertwined realms of bioengineering and the natural world. Here, millions of years of evolution converge with emerging technologies, dissolving the edges between organic life and human creation.
Algae, Earth’s primordial organisms, stabilised ecosystems, producing oxygen and regulating carbon for the Planet we inhabit. Once untamed, these ancestral beings are now engineered to proliferate within glass metabolic vessel—repurposed for food security, pharmaceutical advancements, and renewable energy.
DNA, the code of life, is dismantled and rewritten through CRISPR—promising to treat genetic diseases, enhance monocultures’ resilience, agricultural yields, and reshape biodiversity.
Yet, life engineering creates hybridised habitats— spaces where natural and synthetic collide. In these biofactories, ecosystems are disassembled into data streams, their flows transformed into industrialised proceeds.
Through 48 stills and animated sequences, screens unfurl the synthetic confinement of biotechnologies, showcasing “edited” organisms in modular biolabs and weaving multi-sensory narratives of tension between ecology and industrialisation.
Ethical questions emerge: the risks of eugenics, social inequalities, and unforeseen future variations across generations and ecosystems.
Are we crafting symbiotic coexistences with living systems, or spiralling into commodification? Can biotechnologies heal industrial legacies and re-harmonise with Nature?
THE GEOGLYPHS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE - WIP
A luminous helix ascends, drawing visitors into an enigmatic vortex of human ambition and ecological disruption. Spirals of the Anthropocene meld light, sound, and space into a transcendent exploration of humanity’s aspirations, wounds, and hopes of renewal.
The archetypal form entwines mythology, sciences, humanities, and the Anthropocene, unfurling as both descent and resurgence: Dante’s infernal circles echo the mining pits carved into Earth’s body; Babel’s celestial pursuits collapse into fractured echoes of miscommunication; and Nature whispers of life’s resilience amidst ruin.
In this immersive multimedia installation, transparent LED screens form a spiralling ethereal space, ascending like the Tower in the shape of a mine open-pit etched toward the heavens. Dynamic projections map a breathing narrative—where metamorphic textures collide with industrial contrasts, shifting responsively to visitor movements. Evolving visuals unspool as a cinematic negative, mirrored in synchronised floor illuminations.
Sound reverberates with the tremors of mining—excavators, pneumatic hammers, grinding metal, distant detonations—lingering as ghostly reminders of humanity’s extractive endeavours. Ephemeral fog pulses with light, evoking dusts of the mines. Encircling the double-sided installation, Anthropocene geoglyphs on meditative walls .
The vortex becomes a dual metaphor—a descent into humanity’s hubris and an ascent toward regenerative consciousness. Its upward motion evokes the possibility of transformation within the unending cycles of ambition and destruction.
From Babel’s dispersion to our epoch’s ecological reckoning, the spiral urges a collective language—a new idiom of Nature that rises above anthropocentrism.
Can we emerge from the spiral of accumulation to harmonise with Earth’s biorhythms?
IMMERSIVE | SENSORIAL | URBAN
The creation of immersive sensorial experiences aims to reconnect the urban audience with the Natural World, transcending the limitations of two-dimensional imagery and expanding beyond physical boundaries. By incorporating within the urban environment multi-sensory elements such as visualscapes, soundscapes, earthy scents, and tactile textures, an holistic experience engages the audience's senses and deepens their connection with Nature.
The aspiration is to awaken the primal connection and revive the lost kinship with the Natural World. Through transformative art experiences, a renewed sense of equality and harmonious reconciliation with Nature unfold, inspiring a novel ecotopic conscience.