Life Touching Life, an experimental print and video series by New York-based visual artist Dakota Gearhart, curated by Lee Dawson as part of our MAXmachina weekend laboratory. This innovative project imagines a future where all beings—humans, animals, bodies of water, and even electricity—are treated equally. Hosted by Gearhart’s alter-ego, a femme algae bloom named Tiffany, the series blends animation and interviews with scientists, poets, and fictional non-human characters like sentient AI and black holes.

Life Touching Life explores themes of empathy, environmental change, and the evolving relationships between humans and non-human life. The project is an ongoing experiment in reimagining how we relate to the world, using both intellectual dialogue and whimsical storytelling.

View all episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@life_touching_life/videos