{"id":760,"date":"2026-06-21T17:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/?page_id=760"},"modified":"2026-06-21T17:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:50:13","slug":"marte-aas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/marte-aas\/","title":{"rendered":"Marte Aas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Title of the artwork<\/strong>: Francine was a Machine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Research theme<\/strong>: Paving the way towards interspecies economy (N. Nazarova; <a href=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Nadezda-Nazarova.pdf\">read more&#8230;<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From the artist<\/strong>: <em>Francine Was a Machine<\/em> tells the story of Ren\u00e9 Descartes\u2019 mechanical daughter, a fable about a man of rationality and science creating a human-like machine to replace his deceased daughter, Francine. During a travel through a storm at sea, the crew on the ship discovers the doll in Descartes\u2019 cabin and throw it into the ocean with great awe and horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What became of Descartes doll when she was thrown overboard and escaped the rational dualist worldview of her creator? Did she encounter other species; from the marine fauna, who accepted her more readily than her human violators? Is our hostility or estrangement towards the not-quite human, weather a mechanical doll or a cephalopod, also a missed opportunity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film draws upon concepts from post-humanist discourse on human-non-human-animal relationships, suggesting that it may be necessary to rethink our approach to fellow creatures. In this way, it aligns with Nadezda Nazarova&#8217;s research project, Paving the Way Towards Interspecies Economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/D-5013_Francine_Was_A_Machine_02-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-797\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4862061716471067;width:693px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/D-5013_Francine_Was_A_Machine_02-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/D-5013_Francine_Was_A_Machine_02-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/D-5013_Francine_Was_A_Machine_02-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/D-5013_Francine_Was_A_Machine_02-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/D-5013_Francine_Was_A_Machine_02.jpg 1605w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Francine was a Machine <\/em>(2019). HDV, 13:38 min. \u00a9 Marte Aas &amp; BONO 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title of the artwork: Francine was a Machine Research theme: Paving the way towards interspecies economy (N. Nazarova; read more&#8230;) From the artist: Francine Was a Machine tells the story of Ren\u00e9 Descartes\u2019 mechanical daughter, a fable about a man of rationality and science creating a human-like machine to replace his deceased daughter, Francine. 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