Hylozoic Ground is part of a series of complex experiments that look to make the future of a living architecture a reality. It reacts directly to today’s challenges of climate change and the need to alter our current building practices through the development of a responsive and self-generative architecture.
"In 'Mobile Forest', artists utilize interactive mechanical installations and digital image works to highlight life-forms that transcend the boundary between machines and plants, and the combined evolution of the species. The artists utilize machines, sensor components, interactive computer programs and animation to create mechanical plant life and a vibrant forest in a virtual reality environment...man-made things and the thing we are becoming ourselves are co-evolving, which is to say that people, plant and animal life, and information continue to evolve together in the tides of time."
- Curatorial Statement for ‘Mobile Forest’, Hui-Ching Hsieh
The Hylozoic series are based on more than ten years of research from architect and sculptor Philip Beesley, synthetic biologist Dr. Rachel Armstrong, and engineer Dr. Rob Gorbet. This latest version served as Canada’s entry at the 2010 International Architecture Biennale in Venice, with a new prototype showcased later in Salt Lake City.
© PBAI; photography: Philip Beesley and Pierre Charron Video editing and sound: Susanne Eeg
