Andrea Mikyska

Andrea Mikyska is a multimedia artist working at the intersection of technology, nature, and dreams. Her work explores how adaptation, evolution, and mutation shape our perceptions of materiality, form, and time. By delving into the dynamic relationships between the organic and the synthetic, Andrea seeks to envision speculative futures and reimagine hybrid identities within ecological systems.

Andrea Mikyska's "Second Body" explores the sea as a primordial space of transformation and rebirth, drawing on mythology, science, and symbolism to reflect fluidity, hybridity, and cycles of destruction and renewal. Inspired by mythological figures such as Proteus and Tiamat, the project reimagines hybrid beings that merge the organic and the synthetic through processes driven by artificial intelligence. Based on Donna Haraway's concept of "making kin," it imagines speculative futures shaped by ecological and technological change. The ocean, as a symbol of infinity and coexistence, becomes a metaphor for adaptation and survival, offering a meditation on interconnectedness and renewal in a technologically mediated world.

"Second Body"

2024