Responsabilidades y Conciencias Biocreativas is the second volume in a series stemming from the international Art at the Edge of Nature gatherings. It offers a critical re-examination of the human subject’s position within creative and research processes, framing the ecological crisis as a challenge that is simultaneously epistemological, ethical, and material. The volume brings together 29 contributions from fields as diverse as architecture, sculpture, forestry engineering, the conservation of plant genetic resources, interaction design, painting, and artificial intelligence. Each contribution views artistic practice as a legitimate mode of knowledge production—one capable of engaging in a horizontal dialogue with science. Throughout the book, the authors explore topics such as biomaterials and mycelium, speculative herbariums, coral reef restoration, the concept of the home as a shared biome, territories shaped by extractivism, and artworks that evolve alongside the organisms inhabiting them. Through this plurality of approaches, the publication advances beyond its predecessor, Interdisciplinary Posthumanisms in Art and Science, by shifting the focus from diagnosis toward methodology. It asks not only what we should think about nature, but how we might work with it—exploring new forms of responsibility toward the matter, organisms, and territories with which we share the world.
