Neanderthal Now examines the persistence of alternative forms of human cognition through the figure of the Neanderthal. Rather than treating Neanderthals as an extinct lineage, the work positions them as a parallel structure within the broader spectrum of human identity.
The piece draws on the fact of genetic interrelation to challenge linear models of evolution. Human development is not presented as replacement, but as overlap—where multiple forms of perception, behavior, and adaptation coexist within a shared system. What is considered “modern” is therefore not singular, but composite.
This framing extends beyond biology into cognition. Differences in sensitivity, expression, or response are understood not as deviations, but as traces of a more diverse cognitive inheritance. Identity becomes layered, shaped by multiple lineages that remain partially present.
The work proposes a shift from a singular definition of humanity to a plural one, where variation is not residual, but constitutive of what human intelligence is.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This Giclée print is a limited edition of 7 copies printed on 260 gram Velvet fine art paper. Print size: 30 cm x 45,5 cm (11,8 X 17,9 inches) paper size: 42 cm x 59,4 cm (16,5 X 23,4 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
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Publication Date: August 28, 2025
Print Size: 30 x 45,5cm
Paper Size: 42 x 59,4cm
Composition No.: 61
Neanderthal Now examines the persistence of alternative forms of human cognition through the figure of the Neanderthal. Rather than treating Neanderthals as an extinct lineage, the work positions them as a parallel structure within the broader spectrum of human identity.
The piece draws on the fact of genetic interrelation to challenge linear models of evolution. Human development is not presented as replacement, but as overlap—where multiple forms of perception, behavior, and adaptation coexist within a shared system. What is considered “modern” is therefore not singular, but composite.
This framing extends beyond biology into cognition. Differences in sensitivity, expression, or response are understood not as deviations, but as traces of a more diverse cognitive inheritance. Identity becomes layered, shaped by multiple lineages that remain partially present.
The work proposes a shift from a singular definition of humanity to a plural one, where variation is not residual, but constitutive of what human intelligence is.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This Giclée print is a limited edition of 7 copies printed on 260 gram Velvet fine art paper. Print size: 30 cm x 45,5 cm (11,8 X 17,9 inches) paper size: 42 cm x 59,4 cm (16,5 X 23,4 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
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Publication Date: August 28, 2025
Print Size: 30 x 45,5cm
Paper Size: 42 x 59,4cm
Composition No.: 61