art by benjamin harubin. text and art copyright benjamin harubin. posted in no particular order, from 1976 to the present. i have the capability to print the strictly digital works up to 40" with archival materials. some restrictions may apply.
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Sunday, November 21, 2021

DIY Singularity (refurbished)

 

DIY Singularity
benjamin harubin 2005, 2021
12" x 26" x 6"
 cardboard, bamboo, plywood, paper, lint, aluminum foil & acrylic paint


-model human subsystem-

pronouns: this human/that human


(not apparent from the photograph, but on stage, behind the curtain of fire

is an image of a drug molecule attached to a fullerene sphere.)


exegesis:

evolutionary aspiration is sometimes seen as an upward movement through levels, from earth to sky, hell to heaven or from the base of the spinal column to the brain.  it is also a movement outward from the micro to the macro, from simple molecular machines to human and planetary systems.  there is also a movement of information integration, from simple understanding to complex synthesis of multiple knowledge streams- from simple parts to complex systems.  in reality, these movements can go in both directions: up and down, in and out, simple to complex, complex to simple.  

there is no reason why the human (or the hypothetical extraterrestrial being) has to be the pinnacle of organization.  the Gaia Hypothesis has yet to be disproven, and, in this essay i will discuss the Lactea Hypothesis... 





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