TECHNOLOGY ECOLOGY SACRED
How can we think and grow “flourishing biodiversities and technodiversities”?
- Anicka Yi
I have been exploring the Synthetic Sacred through my writing - most explicitly in this article which is part of an ongoing collaboration with Nero editions - and through my work with the Goethe Institut. This has included curating a programme that begins to delve deeper into some of the ideas.
Thank you to Nero for creating the visual identity for the Synthetic Sacred, aspects of which are incorporated on this website.
Synthetic Sacred conversations – in association with the Goethe Institut
Through two special editions of the Talk Culture podcast, we delve into the Synthetic Sacred looking at some of our most high-tech creations - in particular, biodigital convergence and the emergence of synthetic life.
The discussions grapple with questions of control, harmony, and emergent relationships between synthetic and natural forms of life, offering listeners a thought-provoking journey into the complexities of these evolving paradigms.
Our guests are: artists Agnieszka Kurant and Anicka Yi, scientists Johannes Vogel and Michael Levin, and Mohawk scholar, Keith Williams.
Semiotic Life, Agnieszka Kurant, 2022.
75-year-old juniper bonsai tree, 3d printed resin, acrylic paint, flowerpot, soil
ourtesy Kunstverein Hannover, 2023, photo Mathias Völzke
Part 1: Synthetic Life - A Future Natural History
What happens to life when nature is bionic? And who gets to decide?
In this conversation, we explore the practical and philosophical implications of synthetic life, with Michael Levin, creator of the world’s first organic robots, Johannes Vogel, Director of the Natural History Museum, Berlin and ground-breaking artist Agnieszka Kurant.