Gradient of Happiness (2022)
Gradient of Happiness arrives as the follow up to “The Hedonic Treadmill and Paradise Engineering”. The final sequence in Filardo’s photographic trilogy paralleling the work of transhumanist figure David Pearce. Filardo uses image making to explore the relationship of photography to technology, human advancement, and happiness. A mix of world building and real world encounters this body of work illustrates the similarities between human myth and reality. The world is on fire. Is this the beginning or the end of humanity as we know it?






































