'I show you the signs of life' by Alina Izmaylova at Kerka gallery, Saint-Petersburg

There is a conventional list of nine signs with which any living being must comply: nourishment, breathing, excretion, growth, evolution, mortality, reproduction, heredity, and sentience. Although, inanimate nature often meets these criteria as well. Furthermore, the number of these features may vary depending on what scientific sources we consult. Note: that what guarantees survival in one situation may prove useless in another. Thus, seeking to establish vitality of any particular being, we cannot rely on the analytical method. 

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Does my nature fit these features? 

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I show you these signs of life