Abstract
The future of life on Earth depends on shifting human perspectives and reevaluating our relationship with other species. Current artistic and scientific research, as well as interdisciplinary projects, are expanding our understanding of how humans impact and interact with non-human beings. Through speculative works, artists and researchers challenge traditional viewpoints, ask new questions, and push the boundaries of scientific knowledge with a de-centered focus. Art, when combined with science and technology, offers a unique way to explore and reshape our sensory, emotional, and empirical understanding of nature. Since the emergence of environmental art in the 1960s and 70s, many contemporary artists have engaged with interspecies relations, advocating for non-extractive, respectful interactions with the world. This study focuses on how New Media Art and Expanded Interdisciplinary Art challenge humanity’s role within a broader ecosystem. By viewing humans as part of a connected whole, these artists are reimagining our relationship with “the other”—everything that is not human. Through an analysis of contemporary artworks at the intersection of art, science, and technology, this study examines how these projects challenge anthropocentric narratives and offer a multi-perspective approach to human-nature relationships. Moving beyond Anthropocene discourses, these works explore concepts like Ecofiction, Plantocene, Chthulucene, and Symbiocene, aiming to expand the interconnectedness of living organisms and propose alternative futures. This study demonstrates the significance of such works, as they inspire hope and optimism in addressing life during the Climate Crisis Era by exploring new connections between diverse realities.
Presenters
Antía Iglesias FernándezFulbright Postdoc Scholar, Bioart, School of Visual Arts, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
New Media, Technology and the Arts
KEYWORDS
Art and Environment, Interdisciplinarity, Art and Science, Interespecies
