3/5 - Human

What is “human?” We are connected together in a common family, sharing the same ancestors. Divisions seem clear, but these divisions are an illusion. The reality is we are one blood, one race, the human race.

The Genealogical Adam and Eve invites a conversation about ancestry: from Adam and Eve to evolution, from race to kinship, from sacred to natural history. To encourage this conversation, we designed a series of artifacts, each building on one of the five parts of the book: fracture, ancestor, human, mystery, and crossroad.

Genetic ghosts. Forgotten histories. The illusion of race. The science of ancestry is interesting, meaningful, and non-intuitive. Each piece is visually interesting, but also includes several layers of meaning.

These artifacts are an opportunity to explore ancestry yourself, but also to invite others into the conversation too.