Material: 3D Print Sculpture with Responsive Light System,Video with Generative Contents
"Biosphere 3" introduces a new vocabulary for interstellar species, conceptualizing life as a fusion of matter and information, while also connecting its digital form to corresponding physical sculpture. Inspired by the Astromycology laboratory under NASA, the project is derived from a simple scientific hypothesis: what if fungi were to the first immigrate to Mars before human, how will they thrive and communicate as an interstellar species? It challenges the longstanding history of human space colonization by folding the vision of space colonization into virtual space.
The project features a unique mycelium generation system where morphological parameters are influenced by Mars' diverse environments, from deserts to plains, glaciers to volcanoes, aphelion to perihelion. Factors like temperature, pressure, radiation, and gravity trigger changes in the mushrooms' morphology. Given the vastly different forms of matter and energy in space, interstellar life may combine matter, information, and energy: functioning as decentralized networks, with data as DNA, communicating through light signals and electromagnetic waves, feeding on cosmic radiation, and reproducing by copying its code. This life form would break traditional lifecycles, embracing uncertainty and probability.
The artwork is displayed as digital art and interconnected 3D printed sculptures, reflecting Mars' climate through changes in light and shadow. In the future, it will allow users to enter a digital Mars interface via NFTs, offering a novel way to experience and understand extraterrestrial environments.
Portfolio:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m_0orh6Jd3jRzzndWxkOTjhbdNiwZ5bE/view?usp=sharing
