The Living Machines series includes detailed graphite drawings of machine-like creatures in futuristic or post-human landscapes (exobiology xenobiology and astrobiology). Each drawing in the series explores the bounds of possible life, what makes us alive, and which aspects of humanity might be shared with non-human living intelligences. Elements of the works also challenge categorization concepts by blending machine, plant and animal aspects and some drawings lean toward surrealism (Surreal Evolution). The machine-creatures in the drawings have perhaps moved beyond their biological origins and creators and exist as artificial, self-perpetuating evolving life forms. The drawings give the viewer a glimpse of what it might feel like to look upon a self-motivated evolving machine. These creatures are called variously Plantimals, Phytoborgs, Self-replicating Machines, von Neumann Machines, Robots and Zooborgs.
Also see the related poster presented at ALife 14: The Living Machines: Life as it Could Be
Robot
Drawings: Graphite Drawings by Andrew Lincoln Nelson
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