The thesis explores the relationships between humans, technology, and nature through the prism of posthumanist theory, which rejects anthropocentric and dualistic conceptions of the subject as autonomous and separate from the world. At its center is the concept of relational agency, whereby entities both living and non-living-do not exist as predetermined but emerge through intra-active processes. The practical part includes an interactive art installation involving a plant, a touch sensor, UV light, and visual elements. The installation is based on a mutable image that transforms in response to specific conditions, thereby revealing its relational nature. When the plant is touched, the light situation changes, and with it the perceptual dimension of the situation, opening up questions of perception, material agency, and more-than-human participation. The artistic approach serves as a methodological tool for examining the epistemological and ethical implications of the relationships between the natural and the technological, the human and the non-human. The theoretical framework is based on the works of authors such as Rosi Braidotti, Karen Barad, and Donna Haraway, and opens possibilities for rethinking subjectivity, perception, and creativity in the context of more-than-human ecology.
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