₂₀₁₂ molding the signifier by _humane after people_

"molding the signifier" is an interdisciplinary project on the intersections of art, cybernetics, ecology, linguistics and biology. It offers a discursive, confrontational and emotionally charged approach as to what constitutes (human) consciousness and how we perceive what *is* human from a perspective that is very sensitive to the problem of “uncanny valley” - language.

More on the concept:

cargocollective.com/_ID_/molding-the-signifier-concept-2-0

Real-time 3D installation made with Unreal Engine 3 / UDK and OpenCV

Production was supported by Fundación Telefónica and Institute of Intermedia Prague

Awards:

2014 CYNETART Media-Art Festival Dresden - CYNETART International Award with Ostsächsische Sparkasse

www.cynetart.de/?l=e#cynetart-2014-info_msTitle_6

2012 Japan Media Arts Festival 2012 Tokyo - Jury Selection (Digital) Art Division

archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2012/art/

archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2012/art/works/16aj18_molding_the_signifier/

2011 Fundación Telefónica VIDA 13.2 Art and Artificial Life International Awards Madrid - Production Incentive

vida.fundaciontelefonica.com/proyectos/vida-13-2/

Related and Recommended:

On The Neurobiology and Mathematics of Consciousness by Christof Koch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i9kE3Ne7as

Research on microbiota manipulating host behavior: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25103109

Pop-sci article on idem: www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2014/08/17/a-different-kind-of-gut-feeling-how-intestinal-bacteria-could-manipulate-your-brain/

Research on bacterial linguistic communication and social intelligence: www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/abstract/S0966-842X(04)00138-6

Pop-sci articles:

www.fastcodesign.com/1673240/the-social-behavior-of-bacteria-trippily-explored-in-art

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2095769-gut-bacteria-spotted-eating-brain-chemicals-for-the-first-time