Inspired by spiderweb types such as sheet and funnel webs.
Deterioration of the model when interacting with the environment and nature.
Scalam rituals and community interaction when returning to their web.
Programme available for visitors at the Human Taxidermy Museum.
Live demonstration of taxidermy from the Taxidermy walk.
Observing the above Scalam experience and taxidermy demonstration below.
Fabric and net walkway to experience moving like a Scalam.
Scalam view overlooking the whole museum with human evolution display.
SOCIAL SCALAM: THE MODIFICATION + CONSERVATION OF THE HUMAN RACE
by Alcina Lo
Scalam: A genetically modified arachnid-like human who eats air pollution. Native to Palermo. Set in the year, 3000AD, the Social Scalam project is an allegory exploring class hierarchy in society and the responsibility of saving the environment. The first part of the project sets the scene by exploring the modification and exploitation of the Scalam as part of an exploited class. The second part proposes a museum (The Human Taxidermy Museum) and deals with the Scalam gaining the same rights as the unmodified humans, using educational propaganda to consolidate their status as the superior genetic strain.
