Synthetic Kin

Synthetic Kin explores the relationship between human and non-human life, reflecting on the delicate connections that sustain ecological systems and the growing overlap between the natural and the artificial.

At the center of the work is a creature shaped through a series of formal projections and animated through motion capture. Its gestures originate in the artist’s own body — in a performance rooted in Amazonian percussion and spiraling movement — and are translated onto an unfamiliar anatomy. This transfer produces movements that feel both recognizable and strange, positioning the creature between organic and synthetic forms and reflecting on a future in which biological and synthetic systems are increasingly intertwined.

The work was created for exhibition at Studio1111 during Berlin New Media Week 2026 and at Urban Spree Galerie during Berlin Art Week 2026, situating the project within two contexts dedicated to contemporary artistic experimentation, digital culture, and emerging forms of media-based practice.