When machines learn to nurture, what does it mean to create life?
This illustration was inspired by current debates in reproductive technology and robotics, including ideas explored in the 2025 paper “The Future of Parenthood? Examining the Promise and Complexity of Pregnancy Robots in Reproductive Health” (Rashida Richardson & Ellen Lee).
Rather than illustrating the article directly, the work takes a speculative and emotional approach — imagining a near future where human experience and artificial intelligence begin to overlap. It visualizes the paradox of a machine designed to care, questioning how technology might redefine empathy, responsibility, and creation itself.
Conceptually inspired by academic discussions in reproductive technology (Richardson & Lee, 2025), but not directly based on any publication.
MEDIUM: Digital illustration
THEME: Technology, Ethics, Human Imagination
FORMAT: Digital Illustration. Concept mock-up for editorial presentation (not affiliated with any real publication)
THEME: Technology, Ethics, Human Imagination
FORMAT: Digital Illustration. Concept mock-up for editorial presentation (not affiliated with any real publication)
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the intersection of ethics, design, and speculative futures. I’m interested in how visual storytelling can make complex technological questions emotionally tangible — creating space for reflection rather than answers.
Concept & Illustration: Josephine Walz
© 2025 josephinewalz.com
Concept mock-up for portfolio presentation.
Not affiliated with the original publication.
© 2025 josephinewalz.com
Concept mock-up for portfolio presentation.
Not affiliated with the original publication.
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