Entangled Others’ self-contained 009.4 (2024) forms part of the duo’s ongoing self-contained series (2023–2024), which examines how information is encoded and decoded in both organic and digital systems. Using image datasets of aquatic animals and plants, the artists enact a generative process in which a target image is iteratively “crossbred” with compressed fragments from other images, producing mutative evolutions akin to grafting in nature. These are decoded back into recognisable forms with the help of neural networks trained on the same dataset, restoring colour and detail while retaining traces of transformation. The resulting animations, displayed on bespoke screens, evoke shifting watercolour studies of new life forms, mirroring the remixing and mutation found in both ecosystems and digital culture. This iteration marks the first in the series to be paired with a sculptural element — a custom 3D-printed stainless steel vessel containing a vial of synthetic DNA in which the artwork itself is stored — completing a full-circle journey from simulated biology to physical genetic material.

Entangled Others (formed 2020) is the collaborative studio practice of artists Feileacan McCormick and Sofia Crespo. Their work focuses on ecology, artificial lifeforms and generative processes. Pursuing detailed research and biologically-inspired technologies they delve into the intricate web of relationships between the more-than-human world and its interaction with human technologies. Central to all their projects is the concept of entanglement—a complex state where no single entity exists in isolation, and every action, interaction, and expression resonates through a multitude of interconnected beings. Entangled Others have exhibited at numerous international venues, including Serralves Museum, Porto (2024–2025); Beijing Times Art Museum, Beijing (2024); Mies Van der Rohe pavilion, Barcelona for Sònar Festival 2024; The Photographer’s Gallery, London (2023); Nxt Museum, Amsterdam (2023) and UNESCO HQ, Paris (2022). In Autumn 2024 their work Sediment Nodes (2022–2023) featured as a Special Display during the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Digital Art Season, London. Their work is in the permanent collection of the Buffalo AKG Museum, New York; the Onassis Foundation, Vaduz; and the Colección SOLO, Madrid.