Published June 24, 2021
https://hybridoa.org/alwayscallinghome
>>Asteroid chasers, space whisperers and rock-licking fam!
4h0tsp0t4x3n0 (refers to a hotspot for xeno-biodiversity) is an collaboration with Natalie Paneng. It is an etnofiction about the Internet niches like @Facebook groups, @YouTube
DIY tutorials, @SoundCloud manifests in order to find subcultures that
explore our relation to the rocks and the space. 4h0tsp0t4x3n0 is an
Internet cult of radical togetherness in order to explore space mining
and #xenofarming on Earth in a post-colonial, post-anthropocentric
framework, beyond xenocapitalism (glossary below).
The Anthropocene is an accelerating double-death provoked by the
arrogance of the industrializers, super-transporters, and capitalizers,
in seas, lands, airs, waters and space. [...] And, written into the
rocks [...]. Double death is in love with haunted voids.
4h0tsp0t4x3n0 is also a DIY tutorial to learn how to spot, characterize
and farm meteorites in order to cultivate their xenobiology,
extraterrestial life forms and the nutriments that might carry.
Glosary:
"Anthropocene" is a proposed geological epoch dating from the
commencement of significant human impact on Earth's ecosystems.
A "biodiversity hotspot" is a region that is both rich with life and at
high risk for destruction. Like Earth now, that has lost at least 70
percent of its original natural vegetation, usually due to human
activity.
"Xenology" may be defined as the scientific study of all aspects of
extraterrestrial life.
"Xenobiology" refers to the study of the biology of extraterrestrial
lifeforms not native to Earth. It is also "is an emerging field in the
context of synthetic biology, encompassing the design, generation and
evolution of alternative forms of life" – "Xenocapitalism" capitalism beyond our planet.