Developing the Human's Response-ability (Assemblage Thinking) in Environmental Architecture into Human's next ‘Evolution’
This thesis intends to confront anthropocentrism by questioning our long-established perceptions of nonhumans from the perspective of our close human relative,the orangutan, before transitioning to other non-humans in the ecosystem, recognizing that they have the same values. I make use of theories of ‘kinship’ and ‘Vitalist Materialism’ to discover what humans have ignored from apes and how to see life (other non-humans) better, and propose a hypothesis: through the cultivation of Assemblage Thinking or Response-ability in the mind and body, humans will pay more attention to and respond to
the different narratives of other species or non-humans, leading to changes in human intentionality, behavior, and a cultural ratchet effect through cooperation and cultural
learning. This promotes more ‘Ecological Sensitivity’ in body and mind, which is like an abstract evolution that can heal and balance our fragmented worldview. Through this
project, I chose Ecological performance and some Experimentations to transcend my own limitations of perception to achieve more ecological sensitivity and develop my Assemblage Thinking to respond to other entities, documenting the process through drawings and films.
the different narratives of other species or non-humans, leading to changes in human intentionality, behavior, and a cultural ratchet effect through cooperation and cultural
learning. This promotes more ‘Ecological Sensitivity’ in body and mind, which is like an abstract evolution that can heal and balance our fragmented worldview. Through this
project, I chose Ecological performance and some Experimentations to transcend my own limitations of perception to achieve more ecological sensitivity and develop my Assemblage Thinking to respond to other entities, documenting the process through drawings and films.
