HUMAN B PROJECT
Speculative Design & Ecological Restoration Initiative
Timeline
2023
Typology
Speculative Design
Keywords
Microbial Symbiosis / Human-Bee
In a speculative 2098, where global microbial biodiversity has collapsed,
HUMAN B PROJECT redefines the human role within the ecosystem.
By utilizing the unique microbiota of the human navel, the project aims to cultivate and disseminate "biological seeds" to heal a failing planet.
HUMAN B PROJECT redefines the human role within the ecosystem.
By utilizing the unique microbiota of the human navel, the project aims to cultivate and disseminate "biological seeds" to heal a failing planet.
Eco-Microbial Grower: A wearable bio-reactor designed for the umbilical region. It leverages human body temperature to cultivate and monitor specific probiotic strains, transforming the wearer into a mobile laboratory for ecological restoration.
Eco-Microbial Emissary: A handheld interactive interface for the precise release of cultivated microbes into barren soil or contaminated water.
"We are no longer mere observers of nature, but active disseminators of it." This project serves as a reflection on future ecological ethics and human agency.