He visto: antropomorfizando la historia natural
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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A pesar de que no hay nada en la fisonomía de nuestros cuerpos que nos diferencie del
resto de las especies, es común que nos consideremos algo más que “simples animales”. Esta
diferenciación, que ubica a los humanos por encima de los animales, es de suma importancia
para el pensamiento occidental, porque nos permite percibirnos como seres excepcionales
cuya vida vale más y existe por fuera del reino animal. Sin embargo, la teoría de la evolución
ha demostrado que las especies cambian a través de gradaciones imperceptibles, de manera
que todos los organismos compartimos un mismo origen. Este hecho convierte a la
clasificación de las especies, con el ser humano en lo más alto del árbol de la evolución, en
una ilusión antropocéntrica. He visto plantea la antropomorfización, osea la proyección de
cualidades humanas sobre sujetos no-humanos, como eje disruptivo para generar una versión
alternativa de la Historia Natural en la que la separación entre lo humano y lo animal se
vuelve híbrida. Los animales antropomórficos no son fáciles de encasillar bajo los conceptos
de humano o animal, existen en un limbo en el que son ambos y a la vez ninguno. Esta
esta indeterminación o cualidad queer esconde un potencial para deconstruir las categorías
ontológicas que privilegian al ser humano por encima del resto de animales, ya que a través de
la antropomorfización rendimos hacia el otro-animal las características que pensamos como
únicas del ser humano. El resultado de este proyecto es una serie de avistamientos que narran
el origen de las especies desde una perspectiva antropomórfica, buscando generar empatía con
sujetos radicalmente diferentes a nosotros. Las piezas toman la forma de pinturas y dibujos
que utilizan como referente libros de Historia Natural y fantasías animadas.
Although there is nothing in the physiology of our bodies that fundamentally distinguishes us from other species, it is common for us to consider ourselves as something more than “mere animals.” This differentiation, which places humans above animals, is of utmost importance for Western thought, as it allows us to perceive ourselves as exceptional beings whose lives are worth more and exist outside the animal kingdom. However, the theory of evolution has shown that species change through imperceptible gradations, meaning that all organisms share a common origin. This fact renders the classification of species, with humans at the top of the evolutionary tree, an anthropocentric illusion. He Visto proposes anthropomorphization; that is, the projection of human qualities onto non-human subjects; as a disruptive edge to generate an alternative version of Natural History in which the separation between the human and the animal becomes hybrid. Anthropomorphic animals are not easily confined to the concepts of either human or animal; they exist in a liminal space where they are both and at the same time neither. This indeterminacy, or queerness, carries the potential to deconstruct the ontological categories that privilege humans above other animals, since through anthropomorphization we attribute to the animal-other the very characteristics we tend to think of as uniquely human. The outcome of this project is a series of “sightings” that narrate the origin of species from an anthropomorphic perspective, seeking to generate empathy with subjects that are radically different from ourselves. The works take the form of paintings and drawings, taking inspiration from Natural History books and animated fantasies.
Although there is nothing in the physiology of our bodies that fundamentally distinguishes us from other species, it is common for us to consider ourselves as something more than “mere animals.” This differentiation, which places humans above animals, is of utmost importance for Western thought, as it allows us to perceive ourselves as exceptional beings whose lives are worth more and exist outside the animal kingdom. However, the theory of evolution has shown that species change through imperceptible gradations, meaning that all organisms share a common origin. This fact renders the classification of species, with humans at the top of the evolutionary tree, an anthropocentric illusion. He Visto proposes anthropomorphization; that is, the projection of human qualities onto non-human subjects; as a disruptive edge to generate an alternative version of Natural History in which the separation between the human and the animal becomes hybrid. Anthropomorphic animals are not easily confined to the concepts of either human or animal; they exist in a liminal space where they are both and at the same time neither. This indeterminacy, or queerness, carries the potential to deconstruct the ontological categories that privilege humans above other animals, since through anthropomorphization we attribute to the animal-other the very characteristics we tend to think of as uniquely human. The outcome of this project is a series of “sightings” that narrate the origin of species from an anthropomorphic perspective, seeking to generate empathy with subjects that are radically different from ourselves. The works take the form of paintings and drawings, taking inspiration from Natural History books and animated fantasies.
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Antropomorfismo en el arte, Historia natural en el arte, Evolución (Biología)
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