(Archive) Xenofossils

Xenofossils

Xenofossils presents a series of future artifacts that emerged from human interventions on Earth's ecosystems. The pieces speculate on new fossils, entities, and alliances that might unfold from the fusion of natural and human-made ecosystems beyond a nature-culture dualism. The artist recently conducted research in the Philippines on the use and development of artificial coral reefs, used in the fight against the extinction of this fundamental life form.

By immersing yourself in the work, you get to know the symbiotic and unified voice(s) of the coral. What might they tell us about their experience of the world, which now finds itself between organic and synthetic matter? The works are created in collaboration with ceramist Funda Baysal using ceramic 3D printing as a process of reconstructing natural materials, drawing parallels between print layers and geological layers.