Plastisapiens

Plastisapiens is a surrealist eco-fiction, an invitation to explore the human impact on the environment, and in turn, its impact on humans. The project stems from the understanding that we are creatures of our environment. The more our environment is saturated with plastic, the more plasticated we become. Inspired by author Heather Davis (The Plastisphere and Other Queer Futures 2015), the experiment is a speculative and absurdist piece imagining a future where plastic and organic life merge to become one: a new life form we call Plastisapiens. Plastisapiens is a multi-sensory experience in virtual reality (Oculus Quest) mixing computer-generated elements with handcrafted 3D digitized creatures. The ironic experience between dream and eco-futurism is a guided journey into the plasticized self. The adventure begins with a familiar reality and moves into abstraction and absurdity as we travel into the future. The user dives into their own body to understand who we are as humans, what we are made of, where we are going and how we are being transformed by our environment.