What is the Human? Imagining the Self as Post-human Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • 2017 ACM. This project consists of a series of three primary media sculptures that progressively remove the human form and replace it with technology. The organic human forms have no active functionality and are juxtaposed with manufactured technological components that provide the interactive aspect of the artwork. The facial molds resemble "death masks" that can be found in art museums and anthropological collections, but are made "alive" with recycled technology. The intention of the artists is to evoke exploration, captivation and fantasy from the viewer as he or she explores these interactive sculptures. The artwork questions as well as highlights the importance of technology as part of our contemporary culture and consciousness and intends to engage in the discourse of human versus cyborg, technicism versus humanism.

name of conference

  • Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2017 ACM SIGCHI CONFERENCE ON CREATIVITY AND COGNITION (C&C 2017)

author list (cited authors)

  • Bologan, A., & Seo, J. H.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Bologan, Anatol||Seo, Jinsil Hwaryoung

publication date

  • June 2017