‘Homo-?’

In ‘Homo-?’ (2019), human progress is condensed into a timeline that questions where we are headed as a species. Created by filip custic for his solo exhibition at La Térmica (Málaga, Spain) in 2019, the video loop establishes milestones of social and technological progress between two figures, Alpha and Omega.

Bodies are central to custic’s aesthetic. They often appear artificialized, transformed or multiplied in his works. The central section of ‘Homo-?’ shows a series of stagings with half-naked figures, art historical references and different symbols, showing a personal interpretation of the artist about the evolution from the development of consciousness to transhumanism.

Although the panel on the right represents Omega, this chronology is unfinished: using a question mark in the title of the work, the artist alludes to a possible future in which the body, sexuality and identity are fluid.