Manchester
School of Art
MA Show
2013
Fri 27 September —
Sun 13 October
10.00—16.00hrs
An exhibition of work
by postgraduate
students of —
- Architecture & Urbanism
- Art As Environment
- Design
- Design & Art Direction
- Filmmaking
- Fine Art
- Landscape Architecture
- Media Arts
- Photography
- Textiles
- Three Dimensional Design
- Visual Culture
Jacob Helm
Hybrid Zones
My work takes its inspiration from evolutionary hypotheses in relation to Hybrid Zones. Hybrid Zones are areas of ecological transition, where genetically distinct populations interact, overcoming the reproductive barriers between species. They can be regarded as "natural laboratories".
The Hybrid Zones work identifies the processes and connections that exist within an environment. Through manipulation, enhancement, reconnection and the introduction of new possibilities the work aims to establish a new dynamic model within a territory that evolves through a series of processes and connections, leading to a diverse set of conditions allowing hybrid recombinants and new relationships to be formed.
The development of the Hybrid Zone is a dynamic and adaptive process resulting in a superior form and network that is sustainable and able to cope with and absorb long and short term fluctuation. The adaptability and sustainability of the Hybrid Zone comes from its transitional qualities. The processes and connections that exist within the Hybrid Zone do not exist as separate entities, they are bonded together through a series of connections that adapt and reconfigure to the needs of the environment.
