An NFT art project about cosmic life origin.
"Pan": "all", "Sperma": "seed".
The project is a visual exploration of the concept of panspermia, which is the hypothesis that life on Earth originated from microorganisms or chemical precursors of life present in outer space. The project comprises a series of digital artworks depicting alien life forms and their environments. The artworks are created using a combination of generative art techniques and hand-crafted elements. The project is intended to spark conversations about the origin of life and the possibility of life existing beyond Earth. It is a journey of discovery, a journey of understanding, and a journey of imagination.
Cosmic life origin is one of the hardest questions that demands persistent attention. Often when star gazing, one’s imagination zooms into the “future” while we look back into billions of years old light phenomena. Future-looking visions, fiction, fantasies, and even dreams are always based on contemplation, and reprocesses of the past, especially a metaphysical past. Mahayana Buddhism has illustrated a unique and broad view of life phenomenon as a whole and its working mechanism. The panspermia art project is fusing Buddhist metaphysical views and scientific hypotheses together, creating a fantastical world of cosmic life forms, hinting at some consensus between two seemingly vast different views.
These life forms are generated with self-trained machine learning models - StyleGAN2. by working with the machine’s “mind” - “the latent space” - a multi-dimensional mathematical space where semantic vectors of what’s “learned” are registered and stored. - for lack of a better metaphor, it’s like deep diving into the cosmos’ primordial soup, where an abundance of life forms are found with constant startlements.
The endless variations of something “likeness”, something“could be”, something “bizarre and freaky”, something “completely unrecognizable” are all tucked away in nooks and cranks of the machines’ sub-consciousness, like millions of neurons that are in constant fluctuation and waiting for some clearer emergencies. After experimenting with it I find the vast riches of probabilities and possibilities easily overload human perceptive faculties and collapse our categorical way of thinking. I wonder: does the universe “creates” in a similar way? Or does the universe “thinks" in this way? Or do androids “dream” in this way?
What I encountered in “latent space walk” has showered me how mother nature has always shown me: the strangest life form spurs, emerges, crossbreeds, evolves, mutates, and trespasses “domain”, “kingdom”, “phylum”, “class”, “order”, “family”, “genus”, species boundaries in constant motion as if they following strange “selfless”, “non-differentiated” “collaborative” code or protocol at a very fundamental level at beginning of genesis. what's regarded as "alien", "xeno", "astrobiologial" only reflects our anthropocentric limitation of sense-making.
No matter how exotic, bizarre, eccentric, or even appear so deformed that un-recognizable to the common eyes, in Buddha’s gaze all life forms are inherited with illuminating seeds within, which are sentient resonances of the whole.
"Pan": "all", "Sperma": "seed".
The project is a visual exploration of the concept of panspermia, which is the hypothesis that life on Earth originated from microorganisms or chemical precursors of life present in outer space. The project comprises a series of digital artworks depicting alien life forms and their environments. The artworks are created using a combination of generative art techniques and hand-crafted elements. The project is intended to spark conversations about the origin of life and the possibility of life existing beyond Earth. It is a journey of discovery, a journey of understanding, and a journey of imagination.
Cosmic life origin is one of the hardest questions that demands persistent attention. Often when star gazing, one’s imagination zooms into the “future” while we look back into billions of years old light phenomena. Future-looking visions, fiction, fantasies, and even dreams are always based on contemplation, and reprocesses of the past, especially a metaphysical past. Mahayana Buddhism has illustrated a unique and broad view of life phenomenon as a whole and its working mechanism. The panspermia art project is fusing Buddhist metaphysical views and scientific hypotheses together, creating a fantastical world of cosmic life forms, hinting at some consensus between two seemingly vast different views.
These life forms are generated with self-trained machine learning models - StyleGAN2. by working with the machine’s “mind” - “the latent space” - a multi-dimensional mathematical space where semantic vectors of what’s “learned” are registered and stored. - for lack of a better metaphor, it’s like deep diving into the cosmos’ primordial soup, where an abundance of life forms are found with constant startlements.
The endless variations of something “likeness”, something“could be”, something “bizarre and freaky”, something “completely unrecognizable” are all tucked away in nooks and cranks of the machines’ sub-consciousness, like millions of neurons that are in constant fluctuation and waiting for some clearer emergencies. After experimenting with it I find the vast riches of probabilities and possibilities easily overload human perceptive faculties and collapse our categorical way of thinking. I wonder: does the universe “creates” in a similar way? Or does the universe “thinks" in this way? Or do androids “dream” in this way?
What I encountered in “latent space walk” has showered me how mother nature has always shown me: the strangest life form spurs, emerges, crossbreeds, evolves, mutates, and trespasses “domain”, “kingdom”, “phylum”, “class”, “order”, “family”, “genus”, species boundaries in constant motion as if they following strange “selfless”, “non-differentiated” “collaborative” code or protocol at a very fundamental level at beginning of genesis. what's regarded as "alien", "xeno", "astrobiologial" only reflects our anthropocentric limitation of sense-making.
No matter how exotic, bizarre, eccentric, or even appear so deformed that un-recognizable to the common eyes, in Buddha’s gaze all life forms are inherited with illuminating seeds within, which are sentient resonances of the whole.
TRANSIENT & SENTIENT: “ALIEN NATION”
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“Legends say Cintamani spheres are will-fullling fabulous jewels which came from the inside of brains of Makaras / NagaRaja - amphibious sea monsters with animal heads and aquatic body. Cintamanis manifest whatever the beholders desire. In Tibetan Buddhism two compassionate bodhisattvas hold Cintamanis for grand prayers of blessing all life forms to thrive across all cosmoses. They may seem exotic, bizzar, queer and kinked, even appear so deformed that un-recognizable to the common eyes, but nonetheless in Buddha’s gaze they are all sentient and each bears a precious Buddha seed within - a secrete key for transcending sufferings and endless cycles of reincarnation in the ocean of Samsara (sufferings).”
“Legends say Cintamani spheres are will-fullling fabulous jewels which came from the inside of brains of Makaras / NagaRaja - amphibious sea monsters with animal heads and aquatic body. Cintamanis manifest whatever the beholders desire. In Tibetan Buddhism two compassionate bodhisattvas hold Cintamanis for grand prayers of blessing all life forms to thrive across all cosmoses. They may seem exotic, bizzar, queer and kinked, even appear so deformed that un-recognizable to the common eyes, but nonetheless in Buddha’s gaze they are all sentient and each bears a precious Buddha seed within - a secrete key for transcending sufferings and endless cycles of reincarnation in the ocean of Samsara (sufferings).”
TURNED A BLIND EYE
#art INSTALLATION
Edition: 5 editions
Materials:
metal /one-channel video
Size: Various
#art INSTALLATION
Edition: 5 editions
Materials:
metal /one-channel video
Size: Various
A pirate walked into a bar wearing an eye patch and one hook for his arm.
Barman asked:
“what happens to your eye?”
Pirate: “A bird shit in it then I lost my eye”
Barman: “No way, bird shit won’t hurt your eye like that?!”
Pirate: “Well, it’s the first day I had my hook on”.
The intellect is a sharp instrument, without the user’s menu, human beings seem to have a long way to go in dealing with such intellect, and learning how to use such a tool without causing self-harm or eventually (self) blinded by it. Unfortunately, it seems to be the only tool in the shop.
我们的智能是一个基于”切割”的犀利工具, 人类对驾驭这个具有智能的生命本身缺乏认知.我们如何在不可避免的过度开发智能的过程中和之后避免其戕害, 然而除却智能/智力我们仿佛也别无选择.
Barman asked:
“what happens to your eye?”
Pirate: “A bird shit in it then I lost my eye”
Barman: “No way, bird shit won’t hurt your eye like that?!”
Pirate: “Well, it’s the first day I had my hook on”.
The intellect is a sharp instrument, without the user’s menu, human beings seem to have a long way to go in dealing with such intellect, and learning how to use such a tool without causing self-harm or eventually (self) blinded by it. Unfortunately, it seems to be the only tool in the shop.
我们的智能是一个基于”切割”的犀利工具, 人类对驾驭这个具有智能的生命本身缺乏认知.我们如何在不可避免的过度开发智能的过程中和之后避免其戕害, 然而除却智能/智力我们仿佛也别无选择.
@CHAO art centerAn NFT art project of cosmic life origin by Lulu Li
“Panspermia” is an NFT art project by Lulu Li. Using artificial intelligence / machine learning tools like StyleGan2, Lulu Li explores the possibilities of universal life origins narrative with unhinged imaginations of the alien / xeno life-forms may exist in the deep cosmic primordial space.
Pan”: “all”, “Sperma”: “seed”. Panspermia as theory that life exists throughout the universe. Either life particles dusts were carried by meteorites, comets, or our spaceships, the unstoppable force of life are always permeating into unthinkable places even the entirety of universe.
Often when star gazing these days, one also gaze into the “future”, a future Space X has envisioned for our earthlings - human habitat on Mars, or eventually becoming multi-planetary civilization. One can not help wondering what astro/cosmic life form could be when one day we are really out there “encountering” and perhaps“co-living” with. And even if we ever encounter such life forms “face to face”, are we able to recognize it?
These life forms are generated with self trained machine learning models - StyleGAN2. by working with the machine’s “mind” - “the latent space” - a multi dimensional mathematical space where semantic vectors of what’s “learnt” are registered and stored. - for lack of better metaphor, it’s like deep diving into cosmos’ primordial soup, where abundance of life forms are found with constant startlements.
Pan”: “all”, “Sperma”: “seed”. Panspermia as theory that life exists throughout the universe. Either life particles dusts were carried by meteorites, comets, or our spaceships, the unstoppable force of life are always permeating into unthinkable places even the entirety of universe.
Often when star gazing these days, one also gaze into the “future”, a future Space X has envisioned for our earthlings - human habitat on Mars, or eventually becoming multi-planetary civilization. One can not help wondering what astro/cosmic life form could be when one day we are really out there “encountering” and perhaps“co-living” with. And even if we ever encounter such life forms “face to face”, are we able to recognize it?
These life forms are generated with self trained machine learning models - StyleGAN2. by working with the machine’s “mind” - “the latent space” - a multi dimensional mathematical space where semantic vectors of what’s “learnt” are registered and stored. - for lack of better metaphor, it’s like deep diving into cosmos’ primordial soup, where abundance of life forms are found with constant startlements.
“Ananda, through a continuous process of falseness, the upside-down state of movement occurs in this world. It unites with energy to become eighty-four thousand kinds of random thoughts that either fly or sink. From this there come into being the egg kalalas (embryo) which multiply throughout the lands in the form of fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles, so that their kinds abound.”
“Ananda, through a continuous process of falseness, the upside-down state of movement occurs in this world. It unites with energy to become eighty-four thousand kinds of random thoughts that either fly or sink. From this there come into being the egg kalalas (embryo) which multiply throughout the lands in the form of fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles, so that their kinds abound.”
- The Shurangama Sutra
阿難！由因世界，虛妄輪迴，動顛倒故，和合氣成，八萬四千，飛沉亂想。如是故有，卵羯邏藍，流轉國土，魚鳥龜蛇，其類充塞。
-大佛頂首楞嚴經
“Ananda, through a continuous process of falseness, the upside-down state of movement occurs in this world. It unites with energy to become eighty-four thousand kinds of random thoughts that either fly or sink. From this there come into being the egg kalalas (embryo) which multiply throughout the lands in the form of fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles, so that their kinds abound.”
- The Shurangama Sutra
阿難！由因世界，虛妄輪迴，動顛倒故，和合氣成，八萬四千，飛沉亂想。如是故有，卵羯邏藍，流轉國土，魚鳥龜蛇，其類充塞。
-大佛頂首楞嚴經
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An NFT ART PROJECT by LULU LI
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This is an NFT art project currently in development by Lulu Li.
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