Hybrid moments

This thesis examines the intersection of mortality, technological evolution, and the shifting boundaries of human identity. Beginning with personal experiences of loss, I speak to my experience of observing my father's struggle with terminal cancer as an analogue to my own concerns surrounding death and medical interventions that prolong life. The concept of the "Abhuman"—a state between human and other—emerges as a central motif, drawing from gothic horror and cyberpunk aesthetics. Through my MFA thesis exhibition techgnosis, comprising seven medium to large-scale fired ceramic objects, I examine hybridity by fusing ceramic representations of industrial machinery and e-waste with organic forms, mirroring the gradual assimilation of technology into the human body. My research questions the trajectory of human evolution in response to biotechnology, speculating whether technological advancements will maintain our current morphology or lead to a re-articulated post-Anthropocene existence.