Symbiosis

Human life in 2051 is intricately woven into botanic systems. People naturally identify themselves as part of a complex biological ecosystem, where every particle has a function in an evolutionary process. Natural organisms together with human beings develop a highly efficient symbiotic lifestyle sustaining health. Processes are more transparent and direct. Humans realised that they could no longer see themselves as isolated individuals. They acknowledged their interdependence with all living creatures on the planet. Plants and plantlike organisms are now recognised as intelligent life forms, with their knowledge revealed. New rituals exposed hidden networks between numerous different species. It is now acknowledged that the human body consists of many microorganisms. In an endosymbiotic process humans become the hosts for different highly adapted organisms such as algaes that are encouraged to live in and on them. People in turn produce oxygen and energy through photosynthesis, forecast rapid weather changes and even communicate with plants via smell-vocabulary. Humans are more aware of what they can give to plants. Through living in a symbiosis, people have obtained capabilities they just could have dreamed of some years ago. Their senses have been extended.

with Isabel Prade, Eva Krismann, Florian Semlitsch and Sebastian Scholz

Work description

As this semester our theme was Future Health in 2051, we started imagining how our health and future circumstances could look like and how we wanted them to look like. After having many discussions, researching, talking to experts and seeing how people reacted to our raw ideas and experiments in public, we delved into the vision of creating a scenario, where we show a futuristic symbiosis between humans, plants and also technology.

Basing on the fact that we stopped seeing the nature's wealth and the network between the numerous different and fascinating species living there, and learning that also the human body consists of many microorganisms, we started visualizing our ideas of an equal symbiosis between humans and plants in our film set - as a film was this semesters' medium.

While building up our future scenario, full of futuristic plants, we were challenged to bring them to life within simple analog, but convincing mechanisms for filming.

For me working with my team on this project turned out as a really rich period. Being confronted with correct communication, time management, organization and thinking ahead, getting to know new materials through experimenting, handling a film set (camera, lights etc.) and of course also having a great time with spreading and combining our ideas and approaching together the same vision.

Design Process

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