Succession #1-6 (2023) velvet, expanding foam, mdf, crin, 3D printed PLA, sand.

Succession, a term coined by botanist Frederick Clements (no relation), described plant succession as a developmental process through which a community undergoes a well-defined series of stages culminating in a mature, or climax, community. This climax community is both an indicator and an expression of the climatic conditions that shaped it.

Fifteen of these brains are implanted with NFC (near-field communication) ‘Brain Chips,’ each narrating a story in augmented reality. The work imagines the potential future of human evolution and the spectre of a world where our physical forms are rendered obsolete.

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