Reimagining life’s points of intersection
This research looks at a two-way link. It is the link between art and living beings.
The research studies this link by focussing on the part of coincidence.
The research features two artworks, with additional pieces currently in development.
The research is open to working together with people from various fields. The research fosters dialogues about coincidence, ethics, art and living beings.
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This research looks at how artists’ personal paths link with broader global themes. I am aware that there could be diverse viewpoints on these themes.
For this reason, this research is open to diverse fields and people’s views.
The research revolves around many ideas which may hold diverse meanings for different people. I keep this in mind when working on these subjects.
Therefore, I see my story to be one of many possible viewpoints.
Sometimes, my attention could appear mainly on the creative side. It is because my field is art.
In this research, I aim to create each artistic step taking care of the natural habitat. My goal is to make sure these actions leave minimal impact.
Previously, I used materials that naturally go back to the earth. The piece slowly breaks down into the landscape.
A dialogue between art and nature can raise social awareness. It can also boost environmental knowledge.
Regarding this text, it’s important to highlight a few key points.
This text does not provide a comprehensive overview of these subjects.
Among others, the following experts, who have made significant contributions to these fields but are not associated with this specific research, are noteworthy, listed in alphabetical order: David Akenson[1], Steven Baker[2], Beata Batorowicz[3], Luca Bochicchio[4], Ellie Coleman[5], Tsung-huei Huang[6], Rebecca Scollen[7], Ana Teixeira Pinto[8], Davide Tolfo[9], and Karin Andersen[10].
A part of this text looks at the idea of coincidence with ideas from experts. This part acts as a brief introduction to a complex theme.
I welcome respectful and helpful discussions on these topics.
I value dialogues on coincidence and the connection between ethics and art in living beings.
Please find my contacts through my contact page.
I study art at the art university, the Academy of Fine Arts.
Since the beginning, I have been interested in living beings. Living beings are the topic of the life sciences, as defined by the dictionary[11].
At that time, one of my favourite courses was a combination of art and science.
The course was about the human body[12]. I studied human bones and drew ideas from them.
My town also had a public collection of animal bones. I contacted the specialists who oversee the collection. They open the collection to me. They allow me to draw and study the specimens.
The specialists suggested a book about living beings with a backbone[13]. It provides a broader view. I noticed the point in common between some living beings.
I later broadened my art to include outdoor works.
I once planned an outdoor artwork in a rural area. I was in Germany. It was during an art program.
My idea was to find a way to make contact with living beings because of my interest in the life sciences.
In this rural area, there was a natural park. I needed to find a place in the park to create the outdoor artwork.
I chose a dip around a small pond.
I was slowly shaping the work. Then, one weekend, some guests arrived with a dog.
The dog started running around the art area and swimming in the small pond. Suddenly, the dog dug holes in the art area.
The dog’s digging changed the space.
Working outdoors, I stayed aware of possible changes.
However, this change was especially striking.
I let this change influence my work. I do not appropriate it.
I felt the creative development growing behind me. The dog’s action has made me feel even more like I am part of the community.
It was the community of living beings around me. I became more aware of how this community was growing.
I followed the change in the soil and added hundreds of coconut pellets. These pellets help new seeds grow and change shape when they get wet.
I used water from the pond where the dog was swimming to expand the pellets.
I praised the dog’s actions as a sign of new life coming from our actions.
The dog’s arrival met my intention to connect artistically with living beings.
It seems to me as a coincidence.
Following dictionary definitions[14][15][16], a coincidence is an event that involves two or more events. These events happen at the same time and seem to be connected.
Experts propose different ways of defining coincidence.
For example, Lüthy and Palmerino suggest that to understand what words like chance, lucky, or coincidence mean, we need to know what type of explanation they’re trying to reject[17].
Griffiths and Tenenbaum propose a definition of coincidence supported by a mathematical framework[18]. They conclude that coincidences can uncover evidence that goes against what we expect and is relevant for making discoveries in science and day-to-day life[19].
One can indeed find multiple experts’ points of view[20].
However, the present research focuses on the relationship between coincidence and living beings.
I finished the artwork at the natural park. Then, I searched for new ways to link with living beings.
One morning, I was in my studio creating a new artwork for a theatre.
Suddenly, some birds flew over.
They left some branches on my windowsill.
Their action moved me to continue this natural gesture.
I wove the branches into my work, enriching my focus on diverging. According to the dictionary, to diverge means to move in different directions from the same starting point[21]. It happens when ideas, people, and influences take distinct paths.
In this work, actions branch out like branches.
The work features an original X-ray image of a bird. I found it and repurposed it.
The work also includes a natural fiber.
Indeed, this fiber created a new link with live beings. It happened during another art program.
This time, the link was with ants.
I spent several days in a large field in a rural area.
I worked on an artwork early in the morning.
I was creating a net. The net was around a discovered concrete block.
One day, I realised something was happening around seven o’clock.
The ants came. They walked across the net, up and down. They started to do it every morning around the same time.
From my viewpoint, this event does not involve coincidence.
The idea of coincidence is a crucial point in my research.
However, this event still runs parallel to the research.
The interplay between living beings appears as a two-way exchange.
In previous works, I followed the actions of dogs and birds. In this work, the ants followed my action.
It seems these events work like a dialogue.
These events emphasize a key research issue.
It is the interplay between art and living beings.
Events like the coincidences appear to boost the interplay. Indeed, these events link art and living beings.
Finally, this research invites us to look at the ways living beings connect to each other.
Through art and research, we can enhance creatures’ exchanges of coincidence.