FORMATA, extraterrestrial life forms on earth

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The recent revival of attention to space exploration and the possibility of life on other planets has revived the debate about possible extraterrestrial life forms. FORMATA by Proto-Alien Project (Proto-A), a group consisting of Juan M. Castro and Akihiro Kubota, is the result of research into the creation of “extraterrestrial organic matter (ETOM)”, i.e. autonomous and organic life-like entities that could exist outside Earth. In the installation, the artists use pools of liquid formamide and an atmosphere of carbon monoxide, argon and ammonia to create a living, extraterrestrial and primordial micro-planet. They create these kinds of life forms in a waterless and thus oxygen free world, materialising a perspective of life outside of earthly conditions that largely excludes our perception of unique when it comes to the concept of life.

 

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