A recent show at Watermans in London: Responsive Ecologies which has elements that are surprisingly similar to this project. See the text describing this recent video documentation below. While I could criticise this a little for perhaps still being deterministic, it is really interesting & encouraging to see similar work & themes appearing as my own. Why is this? Is it a natural reaction that many techno-artists feel, to work with technology in a more "dynamic" way? That they feel there is 'more to it' than what is currently being offered? - and therefore inspiration instinctively comes from the natural world?
As part of a system of numerous dynamic connections and networks, we are reactive and deterministic to a complex system of cause and effect. The consequence of our actions upon our selves, the society we live in and the broader natural world is conditioned by how we perceive our involvement. The awareness of how we have impacted on a situation is often realised and processed subconsciously, the extent and scope of these actions can be far beyond our knowledge, our consideration, and importantly beyond our sensory reception. With this in mind, how can we associate our actions, many of which may be overlooked as customary, with for instance, the honey bee depopulation syndrome or the declining numbers of Siberian Tigers.
