Future Hybrids

This speculative design project explores the imaginary of future genetic engineering which could help tackle critical environmental issues. There are 3 collections of images:

The ‘Fungi Fur’ and the ‘Phyto Fur‘ collections question our current fur production. By creating new species of fast growing fungi reprogrammed to produce fur caps, or plant leaves engineered to grow fur, we could produce new kinds of animal free and tunable luxury furs.

The ‘Phyto Miners’collection proposes the engineering of mineral harvesting plants. Plants can absorb and transport minerals contained in the soil around them. They are already used for phytoremediation process to de-pollute contaminated soils. Here I imagine a series of plants that turn miners and slowly harvest minerals. The SiO2 crocus bulb can live in the ground for decades and is programmed to slowly synthetise Silicon Dioxyde into crystallized amethysts.

• https://www.synenergene.eu/