Ars Electronica Festival · 2023
Interspecies Robot Sex
by Miriam Simun
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2023
Miriam Simun's “Interspecies Robot Sex” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2023, category Artificial Life & Intelligence.
How will humans (and their robots) continue the reproduction of fruits after the bees are gone? An investigation into two responses to colony collapse disorder—a compendium of forces that threaten the extinction of honey bees, a ”companion species” upon whom the global agricultural system depends.
About Miriam Simun
Miriam Simun (US) works at the intersection of ecology, technology and the body, spanning multiple formats including video, performance, installation, drawing, writing, and communal sensorial experiences.
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