This project is based on the theory of multi-species time, integrating natural rhythms and agricultural rituals to illustrate the dynamic temporal network between humans and nature. It explores the deep connections between humans and ecosystems, highlighting the diversity of life’s rhythms.
The modern industrial-capitalist conception of time emphasizes standardization and efficiency, ignoring individual perception, emotions, and the natural rhythms of agriculture. In contrast, multispecies time suggests that time is not linear but an interwoven, interdependent network across species. Merleau-Ponty argues that time is constructed through the interaction between the body and the world, shaped by the unique perceptions of humans, animals, and plants.
This project aims to break conventional temporal frameworks, inviting audiences to perceive the interwoven time networks of humans and other species within ecosystems. Through sound and multi-channel digital imagery, combined with natural farming rituals, It presents the multispecies temporal network of corn, butterflies, and Indigenous people. The project highlights the inclusivity and fluidity of ecological time, challenges anthropocentric view of time, returning time to the diversity of life. Audiences will gain a deeper awareness of human- nature symbiosis and discover new rhythms of existence.