While exploring the movement of the body I began to explore with interest the movement of the muscles in the hand, especially as it is central to how we function on a daily bass, hence how we move through our space.
One artist who I found very interesting in relation to this topic was the Australian performance artist, Stelarc. He has been extending his body through performances since the late 1960's. His performances include attaching a "third hand" to his body, extending himself into a virtual space with a virtual hand. Stelarc's artistic strategy resolves around the idea of "enhanceing the body" both in a physical and technical manner. Through Stelarcs work we reach a second level of existence where the body becomes the object for physical and technical experiments in order to discover its limitations. According to Stelarc, "technology is what defines the meaning of being human, it's part of being human. Especially living in the information age, thje body is biologically inadequate."
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