From Zombies to Cyborg Bodies: Extra Ear, Exoskeleton and Avatars

Abstract

This article is about what is seen to be meaningful in performances and the ideas that are generated by the actions in them. The artist presents examples of body amplification using prosthetic devices and medical instruments to monitor and pre-amplify body signals. Issues of identity and alternate, intimate and involuntary experiences of the body are explored in accounts of his own performances.