The Comatose, The Cadaver & The Chimera: Avatars Have No Organs
Date
2009-10-09
Authors
Stelarc
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Publisher
Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture
Abstract
Stelarc is a world renowned Australian-based performance artist whose work explores and extends the concept of the body and its relationship with technology. He has performed with a third hand, a virtual arm. a virtual body and a stomach sculpture. Recently he has had an ear surgically constructed on his arm. Stelarc discusses his work made by employing medical instruments, prosthetics, robotics, VR systems, the internet, and biotechnology.
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Keywords
avatars, comatose, cadaver, chimera, theories of the body, prosthetics, flesh, virtual bodies
Citation
Stelarc. "The Comatose, The Cadaver & The Chimera: Avatars Have No Organs." Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture, Victoria, B.C. 9 October 2009. Presentation.