Non-terrestrial Material Agency

We are interested in discussing and exploring the intermingling of non-human agency, degrees of aliveness and alien life. Through the Proto-Alien Project (Proto-A), we investigate the synthesis and use of extraterrestrial organic matter (ETOM) as an active medium for artistic expression. We particul...

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Published inPerformance research Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 50 - 55
Main Authors Castro, Juan M., Kubota, Akihiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.04.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Artistic expression
Astrobiology
Extraterrestrial life
Materials
Morphogenesis
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Summary:We are interested in discussing and exploring the intermingling of non-human agency, degrees of aliveness and alien life. Through the Proto-Alien Project (Proto-A), we investigate the synthesis and use of extraterrestrial organic matter (ETOM) as an active medium for artistic expression. We particularly focus on the ability to self-assemble, the morphogenetic tendencies and the non-linear behaviour of non-terrestrial material assemblages in liquids other than water. Largely, this project is a framework, a multi-disciplinary laboratory of ideas and experiments at the intersection of astrobiology, chemistry and media art. Our aim is to use ETOM to grow soft, kinetic and intelligent agents: autonomous 'others' that thrive and avoid equilibrium on extraterrestrial environments -a new type of alien material agency, yet unknown to humankind.
ISSN:1352-8165
1469-9990
DOI:10.1080/13528165.2020.1807752