The Art of Mancy: Breathing Life into Technology
In the artistic realm, living organisms have often been used as models (e.g. for nude paintings or portraits), as mediums (e.g. painting on trees or plants), and occasionally as collaborators in the process of artistic creation (e.g. Boronali’s donkey). But recent technological advances have paved the way for a whole new way of incorporating life in our creative practices — by creating it.