the work series bionic angel takes as its starting point the future transformation and technological control of human evolution.
rapid development in the field of so-called "g-r-i-n technologies" (genetics, robotics, information and nano-technologies) are changing our bodies, minds, memories, and identities, but also impact on our progeny.
these technologies all converge with the aim of enhancing human performance. prenatal genetic determination enables children to be built to plan. clone bodies become depositories for ersatz organs whilst manipulation of atomic structure creates new bodies which far outstrip the old ones in terms of robustness, elasticity and durability. the new bodies are adapted to the needs of the high-speed data highway. these developments based on genetic algorithms and neuronal networks mean that biological evolution can now be controlled; they open up the way to a new and superior form of existence for the human being.
such acts of transgression were already implicit in the idealised body images of greek mythology which the italian renaissance adopted as the perfect expression of radical transformation in terms of the understanding of body, mind and science - secular man became a utopian promise.
referring to such idealised body worlds from antiquity and the renaissance, the work series bionic angel takes up themes of metamorphosis from classical greek mythology as treated by the roman poet ovid. scenarios of creatures in the throes of transformation articulate the inevitability of genetic self-creation in the future of human history. the moment of metamorphosis itself serves as the key metaphor for the technology-driven transformation of the human body in its future post human and possibly immortal existence.
A l’occasion du congrès annuel de l’Association Typographique Internationale à Dublin, les élèves de l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Paris 5e) et du Dublin Institute of Technology travailleront ensemble à la réalisation de deux espaces : un « Letter Lounge » à Dublin Castle et un autre...
Dave Lewis is a photographer and film-maker interested in identity and the ways in which people feel they belong to a particular place. Field Work is a new body of work generated through Lewis' innovative combination of the role of the artist as a 'stranger', and that of the anthropologist as someone concerned with understanding cultural identity. In the process of gathering first-hand evidence...
To start off a cooperation between Henn Gallery, Munich and Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art, Düsseldorf, the German photographer Thomas Wrede (*1963) will show works from his series Manhattan Picture Worlds. The Vernissage will be on Thursday, 4th March, 7 p.m. at Henn Gallery, Augustenstrasse 54 in Munich, with introductory words by Dr. Inka Graeve Ingelmann, Head of Department...
Cette exposition présente des photos faites avec un lomo supersampler qui fait des séquences de 4 images sur un négatif 24x36.
Cet appareil est capable de fragmenter l'espace et le temps en une seule image.
Le photographe Pascal Valu a délaissé sa chambre photographique 4x5 inches et son logiciel de retouche d'image préféré pour faire des captures d'écran superposées de films porno !!!
Il ne s'arrête pas là, comme si cela ne suffisait pas, il utilise l'ordinateur (quand même), mais à rebrousse-poil, pour d&ea...
Sans l’eau, il n’est point de vie !
Cet élément vital valait bien qu’on lui consacre pour quelques semaines, plusieurs expositions : une promenade au fil de l’eau, à travers plusieurs regards…
Le regard scientifique : « L’eau H2O » réalisée par &...
Le Musée d’art du Valais à Sion présente une exposition de référence sur la peinture abstraite expressive, telle qu’elle s’est épanouie en Suisse entre 1950 et 1965. Riche de quelque 150 peintures et dessins souvent inédits, la rétrospective réunit également de nombreux documents historiques. Le Musée...
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