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Octavia Butler’s Dawn explores themes of transformation, adaptation, and the complex entanglement between humanity and technology—questions that resonate deeply with the exploration of art and digital transformation.

The novel’s protagonist, Lilith Iyapo, is thrust into an unfamiliar world where survival depends on embracing radical change and reimagining the boundaries of human existence. Similarly, artists are invited to move beyond passive engagement with technology, challenging its constraints and uncovering new creative possibilities. Just as Butler’s narrative interrogates power, agency, and hybridity, this approach encourages experimentation, redefinition, and the push toward new modes of artistic expression.