“Common human ancestor, Cambrian Explosion, and Punctuated Equilibrium in Photogenetics” presented by Peraica
Session Title:
Virtual (full papers)
Presentation Title:
Common human ancestor, Cambrian Explosion, and Punctuated Equilibrium in Photogenetics
Presentation Subtheme:
Shifting temporalities
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Abstract:
Analysis of computation of photography in context of visual genetic analysis, but also genetic programming, is often limited to theory of genotype and phenotype, due to its relation to artificial life theory. This presentation dives back into historical pieces of photography computation to indicate presence of other genetic concepts, as; theory of common human ancestor, Cambrian explosion and punctu-ated equilibrium. By focusing on works of pioneers Nancy Burson, Gerhard Lang, and Mongrel, this presentation aims is to show how artistic experiments were not limited to a genetic master-narrative but also had worked with other hypotheses.
