Upgrade of a Fungus in Contemporary Art: From Media to Co-Author

. The article examines the problem of the author’s potential of non-human agents in biological art. In the context of critical posthumanism and new ontologies, their role in the process of creating a work is being revised. Based on the example of bio-art projects, it is concluded that a performative work changes the status of a biological organism, from a medium it becomes a co-author of the artist. Abstract : The article is devoted to the analysis of the film “Train to Busan” by South Korean film director Yeon Sang-ho, which depicts the situation of a zombie apocalypse after a chemical leak from a scientific laboratory. The director focuses on the reaction of representatives of different strata, groups and social institutions of society to the tragedy. Ultimately, the film’s ideology leads to a di-lemma between capitalist efficiency and social justice. These subjects are analyzed in the article from the positions of sociological approaches and concepts.