Post Natural History (Archeology of the future)

The Post Natural History project shows the archives of an imagined future caught between memory and projection where science, technology and living organisms have all intersected to create a handful of ultra-developed species with highly technological capabilities.

Based on conversations with synthetic biology specialists and presented with the aesthetic of encyclopedic boards these “upcoming living species” are familiar yet strange. Indeed, we "know" the rabbit or the lizard, but upon closer inspection, we realise certain differences. For example, the dragonfly possesses a transparent glass belly in which a luminescent sensor measures the rate of pollution.

Just like the bestiaries of origin from the Middle Age that were mixing the fantastic with the real, this imaginary archive is a mirror for our hopes, fears, and phantasms about the unknown. These surrealistic species are classified by alphabetical order with captions describing their new traits. The artists inspirations come from old illustrations, painting, poesy, myths and scientific facts. The exhibition consists of photographic images and SLS prints (3D).