Neopangean Nest / Botond Keresztesi, Ádám Ulbert, Tom Volkaert
Curated by Peter Bencze
Apr 21 – May 10, 2020
Neopangea,
Keep Showing Club,
It’s
the year 3000 in the great southern forest of Neopangea, where
animal-machine-human hybrids form a graceful community. The earth’s population
is now at approx. 1 billion, due to multiple waves of pandemics starting in the
2020s. The cyborgian posthumans (approx. 25% of overall population) were
created in the 2050s in a scientific-aesthetic experiment known as the
“Graceful Project” in the image of timeless art historical shapes, such as
Zsolnay porcelain figures and Oskar Schlemmer sculptures. Their purpose is to
find a common language and balance between human and nonhumans, material,
erotic, spiritual and virtual worlds. Possessing an autonomous consciousness,
empathy and an unconditioned sense of collective responsibility, they soon left
behind the last metropolitan centres, organizing themselves into smaller
communities or “dwellings” across the continent to start their mission of understanding
the planet.
the year 3000 in the great southern forest of Neopangea, where
animal-machine-human hybrids form a graceful community. The earth’s population
is now at approx. 1 billion, due to multiple waves of pandemics starting in the
2020s. The cyborgian posthumans (approx. 25% of overall population) were
created in the 2050s in a scientific-aesthetic experiment known as the
“Graceful Project” in the image of timeless art historical shapes, such as
Zsolnay porcelain figures and Oskar Schlemmer sculptures. Their purpose is to
find a common language and balance between human and nonhumans, material,
erotic, spiritual and virtual worlds. Possessing an autonomous consciousness,
empathy and an unconditioned sense of collective responsibility, they soon left
behind the last metropolitan centres, organizing themselves into smaller
communities or “dwellings” across the continent to start their mission of understanding
the planet.
The
salamander, once extinct through the chytrid fungus formation that destroyed
46% of the earth’s reptilian population between 2010-2050, has been
neogenetically repopulated first in this forest area of Neopangea by its
dwelling posthuman community. They have taken the salamander as their Kin
Animal, similarly to other posthuman dwellings of Neopangea who have given
birth to and/or chosen their main animal Kin. Daily rituals of observing with,
playing with, learning with, mourning with, telling jokes with, making art and
music with these salamanders is a matter of routine. The cyborgfauna-and flora
of this region is especially diverse, including bionic tulip and dandelion
colonies and cyborgian hummingbirds with a vast archive of playlists and Hits
of the 2000s.
salamander, once extinct through the chytrid fungus formation that destroyed
46% of the earth’s reptilian population between 2010-2050, has been
neogenetically repopulated first in this forest area of Neopangea by its
dwelling posthuman community. They have taken the salamander as their Kin
Animal, similarly to other posthuman dwellings of Neopangea who have given
birth to and/or chosen their main animal Kin. Daily rituals of observing with,
playing with, learning with, mourning with, telling jokes with, making art and
music with these salamanders is a matter of routine. The cyborgfauna-and flora
of this region is especially diverse, including bionic tulip and dandelion
colonies and cyborgian hummingbirds with a vast archive of playlists and Hits
of the 2000s.
The
complex eco/cybersystem of the forest is algorithmically perceived and engaged
with by their community of posthumans. They tune into their semiorganic –
semiartificial roots and communication channels and thus are able to share
their language, living and working in peaceful collaboration with them towards
their joint mission. According to them, the giant snails are the most gifted
poets and have the best delivery of punchlines.
complex eco/cybersystem of the forest is algorithmically perceived and engaged
with by their community of posthumans. They tune into their semiorganic –
semiartificial roots and communication channels and thus are able to share
their language, living and working in peaceful collaboration with them towards
their joint mission. According to them, the giant snails are the most gifted
poets and have the best delivery of punchlines.
They
all let each other live and die gracefully.
all let each other live and die gracefully.
–
Story
written by Sonja Teszler, ispired by Ádám Ulbert, Botond Keresztesi, Tom
Volkaert, Peter Bencze, Donna Haraway and COVID-19
written by Sonja Teszler, ispired by Ádám Ulbert, Botond Keresztesi, Tom
Volkaert, Peter Bencze, Donna Haraway and COVID-19
Photography: all images
copyright and courtesy of the artist and Everybody Needs Art
copyright and courtesy of the artist and Everybody Needs Art
Photo credit: Aron Weber
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