Dreams of Biogenesis
Jennifer Willet
Dreams of Biogenesis imagines the birth of life on our planet as a reverie of molecules, cells, micro and multicellular organisms assembling and evolving under unique environmental conditions. Inspired by the research of SETI Institute Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross, this work holds multiple visions, hypotheses and daydreams of the origins of life on our planet within a single frame. Dreams of Biogenesis results in an original collage on paper, an editioned digital print reproduction, and a stop motion animation featuring moving collage elements that illustrate the cavalcade of life at a microscopic scale.
This work was commissioned by SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, in collaboration with the SETI AIR Program.
Dreams of Biogenesis, by Dr. Jennifer Willet: Video Edit by JEL Media, 2024.
Dreams of Biogenesis
by Jennifer Willet
Inspired by the research of 2025 Drake Award Winners
Dr. John Baross
Dr. David Deamer
Photography and Video Production:
Justin Elliott - Jel Media
Commissioning Partners:
SETI Institute and SETI Air Program
Producing Partners:
INCUBATOR Art Lab
University of Windsor
Project Coordinator: Domenica Mediati
Team Support:
Cri Kosti
Drea Madore
Digital Design Support:
Brodie Maphail
Sound Source:
Cloned Organisms by Sound Reality
Preliminary Research for this video was funded through the Ontario Arts Council of Canada
Dreams of Biogenesis imagines the birth of life on our planet as a reverie of molecules, cells, micro and multicellular organisms assembling and evolving under unique environmental conditions. Inspired by the research of SETI Institute Drake Award recipients…