What if we could hear the voices of the nonhuman others and live in harmony with the ecosphere around us? Can we still restore the damage done to Nature?

“MetaLife” is a speculative audiovisual metaphor exploring the potential trajectories of our collective evolution, fostering empathy towards a balanced multispecies co-existence. It delves into intricate connections between organisms, technology, humanity, and the ever-changing landscape of our planet. Inspired by research in and with the slime mould, it offers a glimpse into the nonhuman pace of time, where resilient Physarum explores the unknown terrain of a post-human landscape. Listen to the sonified slime exploring the terrain of discarded tech fossils, followed by narratives of the ecosystems, redefined by humans...

Slime Mould growing on discarded electronics & fossils: 9-day Timelapse Growth + Sonification & Sound Synthesis; Fiji (ImageJ) + Max/MSP. Includes optical microscopy & lab work