A Spotlight from Tim O'Brien - Chicken or Egg

'This image is about technology versus nature. The conversation is everywhere, from agriculture, science, and medicine, to AI-generated art. This image takes the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, and re-imagines it. At first, we see that the question might be settled here, that the egg 'projects' the chicken, so clearly, the egg comes first. However, the image of the chick that the egg projects existed first, so perhaps it is the chicken? So, nothing is settled other than humankind is involved, inserting itself into the conversation.' TIMEPieces Genesis artist Tim O'Brien offered this piece as part of TIME's Artist Spotlights collection. Established to deepen re...View all