Gebärmaschinen (womb machines) is a little disquisition about humanity in times of technology frenzy, a light and easy manifesto for a life lived wild and free, a love story invented during the lockdown that came down on us in spring 2020.

Protagonist Phoebe is torn between the many identities available to a woman today and questions the relationship between man and nature. She had always thought that technology would free us from the burden of childbearing, but now that the world is at the crossroads of transhumanism, the great losses to be expected are coming to the fore. A true romanticist, she has a soft spot for Rimbaud's faun head, a sheep called Shrek who refuses to be sheared, and a chaotic flock of Australian runaway sheep. Meanwhile, her companion Michael celebrates the story of the clone sheep Dolly, whose creator Sir Ian Wilmut was so proud of his invention that he immortalized it stuffed in a museum; the ancient history of male supremacy in a two-minute report. The male and female gaze combine to create a total work of art, while individualism is pulverized by a bunch of mask-wearing hybrid animals.

Gebärmaschinen, Full HD Video, 13:18 min

Photo credits: Michael de Sastro