Patrick Millard | Biosphere 2 + Future Symbiosis

I will discuss my photography practice, sound and new media that reflects the changing relationship between human and our surroundings. Technological advances have created an atmosphere of rapid change and flux. We are living in a time when organs can be grown in laboratories, bodies are being cryogenically preserved for later reanimation, stem cells can be inserted in vivo, nanobots will soon enter into our bodies to perform biologic tasks, robots are becoming largely embedded in our lives, digital bodies can be used to go to virtual worlds, and technology is becoming integrated to a greater degree in our bodies and biosphere. With an emphasis on his work from a 2010 artist in residency at Biosphere 2, this talk will provide an overview of past, present and future artistic projects that are inspired by the landscape of today's social environment.

www.patrickmillard.com

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• transhuman
• technology
• symbiosis
• ecotechnics
• biosphere 2
• formatting gaia
• photography
• art
• millard
• science
• robots
• cryonics