Gaia 3.0: El Pulso de la Tierra
2022, video, 12.08 min. Joaquin Fargas artist and performer, Nico Muñoz and Frederick Bernas – filmmaking, Joaquin Zaldivar – photography, Diego Gomez – video mapping and music, Juliette Igier and Nico Muñoz – editing, Mercedes Alianelli – laser projection, Alejandra Ceriani – choreography.
From Gaia to Pachamama
Gaia represents in Greek Mythology the personification of Mother Earth, just as Pachamama is for the Andean cosmovision.
Gaia 3.0 proposes a conversation between technology and nature, emphasizing that the future of humanity depends on our actions today.
Earth, our home, is 4.5 billion years old—an almost unfathomable timespan. It far surpasses the scale of human experience, making our own existence as a species seem insignificant in the vast timeline of the universe.
Our evolution has gradually distanced us from nature, making us forget that we are an intrinsic part of it. Rather than battling against nature, we must care for and protect it.
Argentina, 1950.
Artist and engineer.
Former Executive Director of the UNESCO Representation for Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean. Has held over 100 lectures and conferences in more than 12 countries.
His exhibitions include the Antarctica Biennial, Havana Biennial, South Biennial, Kosice Biennial in Buenos Aires, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Province of Buenos Aires, the LACSA Galley in the United States, and the Cheng Long Art Project in Taiwan, among others.
Joaquín Fargas brings together art, science and technology in his work. Through science, he communicates concepts and theories in a playful and poetic way. Through art, he teaches an understanding of nature’s properties and fosters awareness of its preservation.
Since the early 2000s, he has incorporated digital and communication technologies, as well as robotics and biotechnology in his artwork. Notable site-specific installations have been created in remote locations such as Antarctica, the Atacama Desert, and the Sahara Desert, among others.
