We value life – especially that of humans – above all things. However, we
don’t even hesitate before taking the life of other beings, while in other
cases we behave as if things were imbued with life even though they are
inanimate.
So, what exactly is life? How can life be defined? There is still not a
general consensus in the scientific or philosophical community
regarding a definition of life and every day we discover new entities on
our planet that could be considered alive.
On the most fundamental level, all matter that exists is an arrangement
of atoms and their constituent particles. These arrangements fall onto
an immense spectrum of complexity, from a single hydrogen atom to
something as intricate as a brain. In the end, life is just a concept
invented by humans.
As it happens in the world we perceive, the environmental conditions
are responsible for the life forms that evolve and inhabit a given
environment. Everything that exists within such a given system
inadvertently forms the ecosystem itself and its agents define life
within it. Such is the case in the JCP Universe where the artifacts
become life forms of a system that creates relationships between its
artificers, users and the environment itself. The act of living becomes
thus a conscious act between space and the agents that inhabit it.
Life is much more than what we take for granted – it can become
what we make of it.
( Thanos Zakopoulos, JCP Universe Art Director )
( Thanos Zakopoulos, JCP Universe Art Director )
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