Poiesis, ecology and embodied cognition

Westermann, Claudia ORCID: 0000-0001-7853-6014 (2020) Poiesis, ecology and embodied cognition. TECHNOETIC ARTS, 18 (1). pp. 19-29.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Electronic machinic phenomena yield fascinating links with biological processes. Either in the macro-micro-structure of binary encoded information – bytes on media – to the processual flow programs execute on hardware while operating it. Observing micro-electronic worlds akin to living entities: electronic voltages running throughout electronic architectures pipelining data to memory registers; operating systems executing programs on electronic substrates; data flows taking place in machines and in communications protocols within networks. Static art-sci constructs explore and visualize these observations as 2D drawings (<jats:italic>Neon Paleolitikos Drawings</jats:italic>, 2017–present) or 3D sculptures (<jats:italic>Binary and Biological Sculpture Series</jats:italic>, 2018–present), creatively exposing their inherent rhythmic organization of information, while dynamic installations (<jats:italic>Phoenix.Wolfanddotcom.info, Wolfanddotcom, Half-Plant</jats:italic>, 2017, <jats:italic>Ant Ennae Labyrinths</jats:italic>, 2019–present) propose immersive interference mechanisms that attempt user entanglement in non-human environments. Seven aesthetic case examples are introduced and explored, observing and seeking resonances between micro-granular electronic, biological and hybrid data as source synthesis. This research proposes a look at bio-electronic aggregates on Neon Paleolitikos strata. After the Anthropocene, Neon Paleolitikos is an imaginary epoch dating since the decline of mankind until the zenith of bio-electronic life forms: operational symbioses combined among ruins of silica, transistors, algorithms, cells, plants, animals and electricity.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	poetics, poiesis, ecology, embodied cognition, second-order cybernetics, China
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2021 09:07
Last Modified:	26 Jun 2023 02:34
DOI:	10.1386/tear_00023_1
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3113427