Research
Current research
Through an artistic practice influenced by systems aesthetics, semi-live aesthetics, Gustav Metzger's Auto-Destructive Art, and posthuman theory, this thesis explores the exploitation of marine ecosystems under bio-capitalism. The research creates "biosculptures"—living systems of art made in partnership with bacteria and algae using materials like kappa carrageenan and traditional lacquer—with an emphasis on ideas of material intra-action and sympoiesis. Through their natural processes of development, change, and deterioration, these developing works of art challenge anthropocentric viewpoints and act as a critical lens on the commodification of life. In order to promote ecological consciousness and suggest more morally sensitive, mutually beneficial relationships with the non-human world, my practice recognizes and negotiates the paradox of using materials associated with industrial systems. This study concludes by proposing that art is an active way of investigating the intertwined realities of capital, culture, and nature.