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GMU:Being a Unicellular Organism/Nik Dommermuth (view source)
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File:PLATE. | File:PLATE.png|Figure 14 :: food arrangement | ||
File:PLATE2. | File:PLATE2.png|Figure 15 :: overgrown plate | ||
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Besides the mere investigation, the work aims to provide a change of perspective for both the slime mold and the observer. The food is adapted to the (speculated) nutritional specifics of the slime mold and plays with its expectations through surprises. Therefore a work is created that does not have the human being in the center of attention. This non-human centered design asks what we can learn through inverted or subverted power relations, where the human actor is not on top of the hierarchy. How can this influence our choices and our motivation to create? | Besides the mere investigation, the work aims to provide a change of perspective for both the slime mold and the observer. The food is adapted to the (speculated) nutritional specifics of the slime mold and plays with its expectations through surprises. Therefore a work is created that does not have the human being in the center of attention. This non-human centered design asks what we can learn through inverted or subverted power relations, where the human actor is not on top of the hierarchy. How can this influence our choices and our motivation to create? | ||