Evolution Ticket Mailer

The art theme for the 2009 Burning Man event struck a chord with my interest in biology and natural sciences. With my design, I illustrate the evolution of consciousness and life on Earth, not just the evolution of mankind.

The position of the girl in the illustration is to comment on the idea that all species are evolving, and that there is no tree of evolution that has humanity as its pinnacle. The girl is among all the other lifeforms, from prehistoric ferns, to living species of plants. She is one of many, not an isolated apex. There is a progression of lifeforms from the ocean to the stars, moving left to right. The girl wears a cyborg helmet to illustrate how dependent our species is to technology and how that will shape us in generations to come.

I was very interested in illustrations and images that were not the typical monkey-to-human pen and ink idea of evolution. I looked at single-celled organisms and selected the volvox to sprinkle on the back of the mailer. Volvox is an aquatic organism that is often used in scientific experiments to test evolutionary theory.

• Dimensions: 5" x 7"
• Date Created: November 2008
• Client: Burning Man

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