Stelarc

 
This australian artist is interested in the evolutionary


architecture of the body and possible ways of redesigning 


the human augmented by implants and exoskeletons. 


Stelarc is an Australian artist who has used prosthetics, robotics, VR systems, the Internet and biotechnology to explore alternate, intimate and involuntary interfaces with the body. He is interested in the evolutionary architecture of the body and possible ways of redesigning the human augmented by implants and exoskeletons. 


His earlier work includes making 3 films of the inside of his body, amplifying body signals (such as brainwaves, muscles, bloodflow, heartbeat) and 25 body suspensions with hooks into the skin. Some of his projects include the THIRD HAND, VIRTUAL ARM, STOMACH SCULPTURE, EXOSKELTON, EXTENDED ARM, PROSTHETIC HEAD, MUSCLE MACHINE, PARTIAL HEAD and WALKING HEAD. 


He has surgically constructing an extra ear on his arm that will be internet enabled, making it a publicly accessible acoustical organ for people in other places. In 2010 he was awarded the Hybrid Arts prize at Ars Electronica and has also a Special Projects Grant by the Australia Council.






Here is his Stomach Sculpture work, which is an art work where an extending/retracting structure, designed to operate in the stomach cavity, was inserted into the body. Brainwaves, bloodflow and muscle signals were amplified and broadcast, and the inside of the lungs, stomach and colon filmed and screened - all of which served to highlight and place in question distinctions between the public and the private as the inside of the body was revealed to be at once both internal and external. 

This work to me is very much the extreme of CCTV, and being filmed where ever you go, i feel he is saying, well you wanna see what i look like on the outside, i'll show you what i look like on the inside as well!




     
Created by performance artist Stelarc, a fully animated 3D head on a screen that can talk, sing, and even generate poetry, all whilst pulling spookily realistic-looking facial expressions was able to detect people’s behavior and colour of their clothes so as to convincingly converse with the audience, who can participate by asking questions via a keyboard.