The observer and the observed
collaboration. video animation. 00:02:46 min.
see website: https://lookingfor.stigmergy.online/
The nature of identity categorisation conditions us to see “the other” in opposition to “ourselves”; as a result, separation and conflict arise, leading to mutual misunderstandings. With the aim of humbling human kind, the Mask invites its wearer to see the world from the perspective of a microorganism. The Mask aims to reverse the dominant logic and offer different ways of seeing. A series of tentacle-shaped sensors are attached to the Mask, which is equipped with night vision. Thanks to these, the microorganisms, either floating in the ocean or bound to marine creatures, can be seen with the help of bioluminescence. This short video is composed of a sequence of found footage, animated by newly drawn animations which simulate fluorescent submarine vision, so the human eye can see underwater. Thus, we are reminded that “tools” are the central players in shaping relationships between humans and nature.
