Radical Connections - Beyond a Symbiotic

Trailer of my ongoing research project / short 3D animated film (5-14 min) How can each new sense nurture the connective tissue that binds the human and the nonhuman in an increasingly intimate dance? In the project Radical Connections - Beyond a Symbiotic Sensation I am speculating on posthuman sensory perceptions to explore the space between utopian and dystopian versions of posthumanism, where radical empathetic connections are possible. Does the speculative sympoiesis of technological innovation and microbiology have the potential to bring the human and the nonhuman closer together? My ongoing research is driven by contemporary issues of emerging biotechnologies, human and nonhuman cognition, and beyond-human relations. With the help of science fiction and what-if scenarios, this project transcends the idea of a symbiosis within the concept of better futures in posthuman realities and deconstructs the notion of species-based supremacy. I work with 3D animation as a medium of visual expression. By creating a short movie - a 3D environment - I invite the viewer to experience and immerse themselves in the concepts I introduce through narrative.