Boon
83" x 31"
Plexi Face Mount
2021

Each animal and plant species possesses unique forms of communication and association, such as animal language and the symbiosis between roots and fungi. Although these are astonishing, they do not match the complexity of human writing. In 'The Electronic Revolution,' Burroughs compares written language to an alien virus, while Heidegger sees it as a force that shapes our perception of the world. 'Gift' reflects on these ideas. Today, computers use a programming language, an evolution of human language. The work symbolizes the moment when language comes into contact with the human being, represented as a spore. It also depicts various evolutionary stages and the temptation associated with the knowledge of good and evil, personified by a serpent according to the Judeo-Christian worldview.