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video about the research and development of the opus Aurelia 1+Hz: vimeo.com/159648215
Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva generator
a project by: Robertina Šebjanič
technical support: Slavko Glamočanin
Production:
NewArtFoundation and The BEEP Electronic Art Collection (artist's proof) 2019,
La Gaîté lyrique, 2018;
Kapelica Gallery, 2014
Special thanks: Aquarium, Pula; Zoovienna – Aquarium, Vienna; Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana; Sektor Institute, Ljubljana.
Aurelia 1+Hz project is divided in two parts; the performance Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva sonification looks into a new critical redefinition of social values and new attitude towards cohabitation of interspecies while the installation Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva generator deals with the biopolicy of prolonging life.
Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva generator is an installation that addresses possible coexistence of humans, animals and machines. The project uses living organisms to process “aliveness” of a simple robotic machine. The installation addresses two entities – jellyfish and robot – separated, but if they merged into one, causing new biocybernetic organism to occur, would they be able to live eternal life?
Context and inspiration:
In the era of the Sixth Extinction of species, after pulsating through the world’s seas and oceans for over 500 million years without ever being endangered, the jellyfish are the perfect evolutional archive, showing us potential moves the future might make. The eternity of the jellyfish – some are even immortal as a species – has been fueling even the most ancient human thoughts on eternal life, on the mythical search for the fountain of youth and on immortality.
Improved living conditions in a technologically advanced world enable us to lead a significantly longer life than in the past. But how long is long enough? The answer to this question appears to be in the hands of the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, which use the powers of biopolitics and capital to divide our society into those who are able to prolong their life, and into those who are merely trying to survive. The historical tactics of civilizations trying to ensure their cultural immortality are today contrasted by the biotechnological possibilities of actually designing and controlling life, demanding a new, critical redefinition of social values.
CREDITS
SHORT:
Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva generator
a project by: Robertina Šebjanič
technical support: Slavko Glamočanin
Production:
NewArtFoundation and The BEEP Electronic Art Collection (artist's proof) 2019,
La Gaîté lyrique, 2018;
Kapelica Gallery, 2014
Special thanks: Aquarium, Pula; Zoovienna – Aquarium, Vienna; Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana; Sektor Institute, Ljubljana.
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Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva generator
A project by: Robertina Šebjanič
Production 2019 (artist's proof)
The BEEP Electronic Art Collection and NewArtFoundation
Consultancy: Vicente Matallana and Sandra Castillo, LaAgencia, Barcelona
Technical support and programming: Slavko Glamočanin
Coordination support: Sektor Institute, Ljubljana
Mechanical part development: Scenart, Ljubljana
Special thanks: Aquarium, Pula; Zoovienna – Aquarium, Vienna
Post-production 2018
Post-production: La Gaîté lyrique | Le lieu des cultures numériques (France)
Technical support, programming: Slavko Glamočanin (Slovenia)
Mechanical part development: Scenart (Slovenia)
Jellyfish and care of biological part: l’Aquarium tropical du Palais de la Porte Dorée (France)
Production 2014
Production: Kapelica Gallery, Ljubljana; Zavod Praksa, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Technical support, programming: Slavko Glamočanin (Slovenia)
Mechanical part development: Miha Presker (Slovenia)
Care of biological part: Kristijan Tkalec and Robertina Šebjanič (Slovenia)
Consultancy: Prof. Dr. Alenka Malej, Marine Biology Station Piran (Slovenia)
Stainless steel: Roman B. (Slovenia)
Production support: Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia; Municipality of Ljubljana, Department for Culture (Slovenia)
Special thanks: Cubic Aquarium Systems, PORTIZMIR#3 (Turkey)
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camera_Senad Toromanović
editing_Robertina Šebjanič
