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| Worm's Last Memory - Digital - 2009, Dia Sobin (Click to enlarge.) |
The image above was originally entitled "Metamorphosis Interrupted"; but was eventually changed to "Worm's Last Memory". The above version was completed in 2009, and created especially for Mac, but, as it was, it never did make it onto Posthuman Blues. Most likely because it represented the antithesis of the biotechnology he held in high esteem.
I don't think this particular worm is in the process of metamorphosis. I doubt it ever had a chance. But, I'm not sure what sort of process is taking place, or if this process is taking place on earth - note the odd tag on the bell-shaped apparatus.
I do have a soft spot for insects that transmute. Specifically butterflies, moths and the cicada. And so, by the way, did Mac. Below are some photos I took in 1991 of a brood of Monarch butterflies I raised while living on Long Island. Mac never saw these, but something tells me he would've liked them a lot better than my digital worm. (Click on image-bars for enlargements)
(Added note 2/6/2013: Just in case you might've thought the above image too over the top, here's a reality check for you...)
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| Worm Oroborous - The Hanging Worm (about to transform) - The Capsule Beneath the Skin |
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| The Capsule Revealed - Capsule Filled with Liquid - The Capsule Changes |
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| The Capsule Grows Dark - A Door Opens - The Imago* Emerges... |
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| 3 New Creatures Hang to Dry... |
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| Behold! They can fly! |
* Do click on the Wiki "imago" link... a very cool .gif of an emerging cicada is shown!
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Lord...guess I haven't been on the computer much -- having missed all these posts. Better late than never.
ReplyDeleteLove the artwork -- I see a face as well - with the worm forming the jaws...some Slavpunk Tractor Laboratory creation for the Tsar that Never Died. Or something.
Glad to see you POSTING your work.
Did wonder why you were MIA. You are allowed, however. Breaks from The Machine are mandatory.
ReplyDelete"Slavpunk Tractor Laboratory creation for the Tsar that Never Died" ???!!! Hah - now *there's* a catchy title! :-D