ALTER
ALTER is an audiovisual project by transdisciplinary artist Mit Borrás. Positioned within his speculative future mythology. The work functions as a neo-romantic, clinical examination of the human body adapting to a postnatural world. Through an intricate visual choreography that merges the synthetic and the organic, ALTER maps out a transhumanist perspective on evolution, biotechnology, and spiritual survival within a completely mediated ecosystem. In ALTER, Mit Borrás constructs an atmospheric limbo—a sterile, hyper-functional, yet serene environment where the distinction between biological evolution and artificial design has eroded. The video depicts a "postnatural" landscape, a space where nature no longer exists in its untamed, primitive state, but has been preserved, replicated, and optimized through technology. It is a world of quiet, unsettling harmony, operating beyond the anxieties of capitalistic friction, serving instead as an aesthetic and philosophical container for an augmented state of consciousness.
Central to the narrative layout of ALTER is the somatic anchor provided by performer Rachel Lamot. In this iteration, Lamot embodies a futuristic incarnation of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor—the deity of joy, fertility, and cosmic music. Through this mythological lens, her calculated actions transform into a sci-fi reimagining of the "Beautiful Festival of the Valley." Historically a sacred celebration of the dead and a reunion with ancestral spirits, this antique ritual is updated for a transhuman era. Lamot moves through the environment with the precision of a machine and the introspective depth of a priestess, seamlessly linking modern practices of medical wellness and high-tech optimization to ancestral forms of mysticism, memory preservation, and transcendental focus. This speculative ecology is spatially demarcated by Umbrales, Thresholds, architectural and conceptual interventions created by the artist Dagoberto Rodríguez. These structural portals punctuate the aseptic terrain, serving as physical boundaries and symbolic passageways. They anchor the video’s timeline, marking the precise transitions from organic ancestry into the dawn of a fully synthetic, augmented reality. True to the classical trajectories of Mit Borrás’ broader aesthetic universe, ALTER places a heavy conceptual focus on the interplay of prosthetics and biomechanics. Within Borrás’ visual vocabulary, prosthetics are stripped of their historical association with lack or rehabilitation. Instead, they are elevated to hyper-designed ergonomic objects, elegant extensions of human tissue, and essential instruments of transhuman adaptation.
The biomechanical framework of the video highlights a delicate tension: The Ergonomic Blend: The formal alignment of organic skeletal structures with rigid, high-tech, exoskeletal accessories.The Texture Dialogue: A stark, beautiful dichotomy juxtaposing the soft, vulnerable surfaces of human skin and mineralogy against the smooth, pastel-hued, clean perfection of medical engineering. Borrás approaches technology not as a cold, oppressive force, but with a Taoist-like perspective of ultimate balance and singularity. ALTER captures a realm where technological progress satisfies the oldest human desire and fears: the pursuit of preservation, healing, and an immortal connection to a higher state of existence.
Mit Borrás. Alter, Adaptasi Cycle. Digital 4k Film. 9 Min. Film and Music Mit Borrás, Performed by Rachel Lamot, Umbrales Dagoberto Rodríguez, Images courtesy of the artist © 2026.
Film 4K. 18 Min. AV Installation | Performance. Adaptasi Cycle. By Mit Borrás, Creative Director Rachel Lamot, Music Daniel Vacas Peralta.
Performed by Rachel Lamot, Hyoscamus, Warriors Cheerleaders. Written by Mit Borrás & Rachel Lamot, Production Design Cavve Pavilion,
Umbrales Dagoberto Rodríguez, Architecture Sabrina Amrani, Song Soviet Gym, Make Up Harpo, Eloy Noguera Atienza, Ana Cuellar,
Andrea Méndez, Andrea Sánchez Images courtesy of the artist, 2026
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