Biomimicry as System
Perig Pitrou · Techniques & culture · 2020
Biomimicry does more than copy natural beings and processes: it allows humans to establish relationships with them for various social purposes. It is thus important that social anthropology view biomimicry as an activity connecting various levels of organization (biological, technical, social). This article analyzes biomimicry as a system that develops through the quest to artificially imitate ecosystems. In order to distinguish the principal techniques involved in this form of objectivation, I propose an analysis of “mimetic rites.”