Following on the theme of bionics, my friend Mandy pointed me to Stelarc, a performance artist who specializes in machine control of the human body. In one case, he connected his arm electr… Read More
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The Emergence of the Posthuman Subject
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2-3 July 2010
To be Held at University of Surrey, Continuing Education Centre (CEC), 2nd Floor Senate House.
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Still from La Jetée (1962), dir. Chris Marker.
If you’re in Melbourne this Thursday, come and say hello! I’m giving a paper on Ballard, circular time and the nouvelle vag… Read More
Karim Boumjimar (aka @beigetype), an 18-year-old Spanish-Moroccan London-based artist, claims he had his nipples and belly button surgically removed as an art piece about bod… Read More
Body modification is the purposeful alteration of the body for rites of passage, aesthetic and religious reasons.
Most people who undergo modification wanted to show self-expression. Tattoo… Read More
“Adakah kita bakal menemui spesis manusia baru? Ke mana hala tuju spesis kita selepas ini?”
Itu antara persoalan yang dibawa melalui pameran HUMAN+: The Future of Our Species ya… Read More
If it happens to you in the womb, it could threaten your health forever. It could mean that you were conceived with a twin but something went horribly wrong. If it’s visible at a glanc… Read More
T here is a body in Perth, Australia, one of the most distant cities on Earth, transmitting signals about how other bodies will behave in the future. This is an inconspicuous body, bald… Read More