Kim Ye
"Lipstick"
Single-channel video
8 minutes 1 second
2009

Catalysis Projects
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In biology, an adaptation is a change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. Adaptations can be structural, behavioral, or physiological, and often develop as a response to environmental stresses or pressures.

Based on this definition, the Adaptation video series examines the changes humans undergo in order to increase their competitiveness in a specific social context. Lipstick, Shaving, and Puberty explore the nuance and mutability of the adaptive process, serving as a meditation on human behavior as modeled by evolutionary theory and biological anthropology.