The Human Body is obsolete!

Welcome to the Cyborg age

9th October 2007 - 6pm

Stelarc Installation Lecture

Life Conference and Banqueting - £5.00*

Throughout October, the Centre for Life will host the installation piece ‘Walking Head’ by artist Stellarc which examines the technological terrain that we now inhabit and the increasingly blurred distinction between the living and the dead, exposing biological bodies as inadequate and obsolete. In this unique lecture, Stelarc will present images, animations and video clips in a multi-screen presentation and demonstration.

All lectures start at 6pm. Events marked with * require advanced booking on 0191 243 8210, seats are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors open 45 minutes before the start of each lecture.

This link has the classic image of STELARC writing "Evolution" with his third hand (controlled using sensors under his skin which are controlled by twitches of muscles)

http://www.msstate.edu/Fineart_Online/Gallery/Stelarc/stelarc.html

Wikipedia entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelarc

Here is STELARC with his third ear in forearm

http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/performance-artist-stelarc-implants-third-ear-in-forearm/

STELARCs body suspension works, ie flying on shark hooks.

http://www.hackerart.org/soggetti/s/stelarc/suspension%20.htm

and some youtube videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv_JF2XJYSk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJnzl0JUY1I&mode=related&search=

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