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Metamorphic Hunt

“Metamorphic Hunt” is a digital video artwork that draws viewers into a surreal and poignant exploration of transformation, identity, and humanity’s fraught relationship with nature. Set within a collapsing ecological landscape, the work portrays a hunt unlike any other—a pursuit of creatures as they undergo profound metamorphosis into hybrid forms, blending the natural and the synthetic.

In this enigmatic world, the act of hunting becomes a metaphor for humanity’s attempts to dominate and categorize life, only to witness its inevitable reassembly. Animals transform. These shifting, hybrid beings are symbols of a genetic and environmental collapse, illustrating that life is not static but an ever-evolving network of transformations.

The hunt becomes an allegory of disconnection and dominance, questioning the absurdity of humanity’s attempts to control an ecosystem that is both fragile and resilient. The fluidity of the transformations challenges the notion of beginnings and ends, emphasizing instead that life is a continuum, a material memory endlessly reshaping itself.

Through its visuals and evocative soundscapes, Metamorphic Hunt invites viewers to reflect on the complex interplay of creation, destruction, and adaptation. It is a poignant reminder of life’s inherent instability and the beauty that emerges from constant flux, leaving us to question the boundaries between nature, humanity, and technology.