DR paul granjon
Paul Granjon is an artist and educator whose early work with self-made robots explored the co-evolution of humans and machines with a humorous and critical perspective. The work questioned the validity of a creeping digitization that tends to replace living beings with digital programs and creatures, supporting a society based on economic profit, surveillance and extraction.
His interest in vital issues of resilience and ecological implication grew over the years, based on the conviction that a renewed relationship with plant, animal and mineral beings and environments, combined with a radically re-imagined use of technology are crucial pre-requisites for a good life on earth. Besides deepening empathy with non-human living beings,recent work aims to alleviate eco-anxiety and stimulate an ecosophical approach to everyday life.
Current practice includes the design and delivery of participative art activities and artworks that combine creative technologies and bio-life with a joyful dimension. Several recent works explore the potential of electrogenic soil bacteria - microbes that generate tiny amounts of electricity - for artworks, citizen science and public engagement.
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