This research addresses fundamental questions: What role does technology play within the Anthropocene paradigm? How can we speculate about future possibilities by understanding and learning from nature's intelligence?

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This research investigates the use of organic materials in radio antenna construction, specifically focusing on handmade antennas using seawater electrolytes and salt crystals as electrical conductors. Although this technology is functionally effective, it presents limitations when considered on a larger scale. Within this context, these devices serve as speculative antennas, offering an alternative perspective on social and technological development in the Anthropocene era.

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The research culminated in a site-specific, durational installation born from an exploration of speculative antenna design, radio signal experimentation, and machine listening (AI). The resulting artwork creates a fictional, hybrid landscape where technological elements converge with natural ones: objects, sounds, sculptures, plastic, wires, speakers, computers, rocks, creatures, fluids, motors, and sensors. It juxtaposes electricity with water, plastic with salt, copper with sand, and sound with objects, exploring the tension between the inaudible and the invisible.

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This paper documents and reflects on the entire research process, examining it from technological, technical, and philosophical perspectives.

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