Superradiance: Embodying Earth (2024)

Chapter 2 of the Superradiance Project.

While Chapter 1: Embodied Simulation looks inwards, and reflects on the body and the self as an assemblage composed of trillions of intelligent, living beings; Chapter 2: Embodying Earth ventures outwards, beyond the skin, extending the body into the living environment, contemplating the whole planet as a living organism, brought into being through the intricate interplay between trillions of interdependent living organisms, of which we are part. Delving into the rich symbiotic webs of our living planet, ‘Embodying Earth’ journeys beneath the surface, where life metabolizes rock into soil. And then stands up into forests, rivers into the sky, before falling back to the earth as rain, into the ocean, into reefs, deserts, and back into the air, and back into the earth. The chapter weaves together the dynamic exchange between land, water, and sky, highlighting the transformative dance between geological and biological forces, as life both emerges from and reshapes the planet, and how ancient life continues to nourish the present, just as we will nourish the future.
Duration: ~8 minutes.

Superradiance is a multi-screen video and sound installation, consisting of two chapters. Here is Chapter 2 adapted to single 16x9 screen presentation.

For other formats, including multi-screen installation and live performance, please see the Superradiance project’s Shows & Documentation section.

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Works referenced

For more information on the works referenced here, see: Superradiance.