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I found the Physarum to be a very powerful being in its own way. It is very resilient, very easily adapting to changes in the environment, capable of resuscitation and of course a complex navigational mechanism. Even though this organism is able to survive in such an incredibly unique way, I feel like we, as humans, subconsciously (or consciously) perceive the ''Physarum Polycephalum'' as a being that is ultimately inferior to us. | I found the Physarum to be a very powerful being in its own way. It is very resilient, very easily adapting to changes in the environment, capable of resuscitation and of course a complex navigational mechanism. Even though this organism is able to survive in such an incredibly unique way, I feel like we, as humans, subconsciously (or consciously) perceive the ''Physarum Polycephalum'' as a being that is ultimately inferior to us. | ||
''''Anthropocentrism regards humans as separate from and superior to nature and holds that human life has intrinsic value while other entities (including animals, plants, mineral resources, and so on) are resources that may justifiably be exploited for the benefit of humankind."*'' | ''''Anthropocentrism regards humans as separate from and superior to nature and holds that human life has intrinsic value while other entities (including animals, plants, mineral resources, and so on) are resources that may justifiably be exploited for the benefit of humankind."*'' [[File:Human-centred hierarchy of the natural world.png|200px|thumb|right|Human-centred hierarchy of the natural world]] | ||
My goal is to break this hierarchy in some way and serve the Slime Mold. I want to allow the Slime Mold to exploit ''me''. To achieve this I had the thought of cooking a feast for the Slime Mold and create the most desirable environment for It to thrive. My inspiration for this is medieval banquets, where kings or other important people (and their guests) were served the best food available at the time. | My goal is to break this hierarchy in some way and serve the Slime Mold. I want to allow the Slime Mold to exploit ''me''. To achieve this I had the thought of cooking a feast for the Slime Mold and create the most desirable environment for It to thrive. My inspiration for this is medieval banquets, where kings or other important people (and their guests) were served the best food available at the time. | ||
''*: https://www.britannica.com/topic/anthropocentrism'' | ''*: https://www.britannica.com/topic/anthropocentrism'' | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 12 November 2021
My first timelapse turned out pretty bad with lots of light flickering and shadows moving. Next time I will try a darker background and artificial lighting. I also realized trying to record multiple petri dishes at once is not such a good idea. Something useful I learned with this timelapse is how difficult it can be to manipulate the slime mold. I tried using different arrangements and amounts of oat in each dish but at the end every dish turned out different than expected.
Idea for a project: I found the Physarum to be a very powerful being in its own way. It is very resilient, very easily adapting to changes in the environment, capable of resuscitation and of course a complex navigational mechanism. Even though this organism is able to survive in such an incredibly unique way, I feel like we, as humans, subconsciously (or consciously) perceive the Physarum Polycephalum as a being that is ultimately inferior to us.
''Anthropocentrism regards humans as separate from and superior to nature and holds that human life has intrinsic value while other entities (including animals, plants, mineral resources, and so on) are resources that may justifiably be exploited for the benefit of humankind."*
My goal is to break this hierarchy in some way and serve the Slime Mold. I want to allow the Slime Mold to exploit me. To achieve this I had the thought of cooking a feast for the Slime Mold and create the most desirable environment for It to thrive. My inspiration for this is medieval banquets, where kings or other important people (and their guests) were served the best food available at the time.