Remnants of the Future: Technofossils, Worms, and Others

Technofossils refer to human-made artifacts that might become part of the Earth’s distant future geology.

Metal, stained glass, glass tubes, latex, copper wire, copper tape, nuts, silicone, magnets, polyurethane foam, prickly moss, white moss, paper, natural colors, agar agar, iPad, markers.

Dimensions:

132.5 x 95 cm

Date of Creation:

2024

Stained Glass Boxes:

The materials inside the stained glass boxes mimic animal fossils that might be seen in a zoological museum. On the left, there is a “spiny snake” figure. In the bottom left, two adjacent glass boxes contain worms and a piece potentially belonging to an animal body. The stained glass box at the bottom right represents the chromosomes of a living organism, while the box at the top right contains the body part of another living being. All of these objects are made from silicone, latex, foam, stained glass tape, and polyurethane foam, attempting to imitate reality and envisioning themselves as future remnants. This raises the question of whether human waste and synthetic materials could potentially form archaeological remnants.

Paper Works:

These works use natural colors, agar agar, latex, and markers on paper.

The piece in the lower left represents “fiber and cell from straw pulp.” The central square paper uses agar agar and latex to create amorphous forms that represent the cells of a living organism. The work in the upper right, created with color derived from the weasel, aims to reference archaeological remnants and fossils.

Glass and Metal Tube Pipes:

These tubes aim to establish connections between objects from an overhead perspective. The metal piece used as a background and plane resembles a topographic view when laid flat. The fragile glass tubes, when combined with metal, simulate the rusting process of the metal. The liquid inside changes and transforms continuously, similar to the fluids in a body.

Blind Spot:

Could the concept of a blind spot represent the unpredictable and uncertain aspects of the future? Starting from this question, I attempted to create a space of remnants through future fossils, technofossils, and human waste. The metal structures depicted here refer to future shelters and infrastructures, while other representative objects and drawings aim to conceptualize the archaeology of the future.

Photos: Nazlı Erdemirel