Relationships are all around us; the connection between humans and nature has, throughout most of history, been a symbiotic one. In the modern world, this relationship has been exploited through laboratory manipulation of cellular structures. Bio-emergence prompts us to confront the immediate implications of humans controlling their relationship with nature. Bio-emergence serves as a visual representation of the evolving relationship between humans and nature, emphasising the delicate balance that has been disrupted through the modification of plants, animals and microbial cells. This prompts the question; How far can humans intervene before the natural becomes man-made?

Bio-emergence is centred on a single digital image taken using a phone camera and a microscope. Manipulated using Photoshop and AI generative fills, it is animated using Touch Designer and After Effects. Sound enhances the work and was created using AIVA AI. When printed singularly the three images are linked to AR using Artivive to unlock the fluidity of the cellular structures hidden under the microscope.