Lucy McRae combines art and science to probe the

21 Aug

What happens to the body when technology is enacted upon it? When it enters our body, once we start wearing it, once we start eating it? It’s a matter that's becoming more relevant as we turn out to be increasingly intimate with technology, and our bodies are being consistently mediated by machines - what are AirPods, for instance, if not aural implants? Absent of any wires they will sit in your ears all day, eliminating the seam between the body and the machine. The boundaries are collapsing and it's these points of interface and instability that artist Lucy McRae is concerned about. Part artist, part scientist, part futurist, McRae created the title “Body Architect” for herself as a option to encompass...

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11 Jul

Becoming cyborgs: exploring the longer term of the human

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Becoming cyborgs: exploring the longer term of the human

What happens when the lines blur between the digital and the natural, when what’s synthetic becomes real, when science meets science fiction? “Humans as we all know them won’t exist in the following 50-100 years,” says Professor Kevin Warwick, British engineer, recipient of two higher doctorates, nine honorary doctorates, and one in all the world’s first cyborgs. “I definitely see a future wherein we’re all adapted with cyborg abilities in a roundabout way.” Human potential is evolving, and discussion around the concept of cyborgs is being met with increasing fervour by the broader public. The term cyborg has many nuanced meanings, but most frequently refers to those whose physical abilities are prolonged beyond...

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28 Jan

Lucy McRae combines art and science to probe the

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From swallowable perfume to machines that prepare us for space and now a latest mirror that analyses faces for attractiveness, body architect Lucy McRae’s art explores the best way bodies are mediated by technology What happens to the body when technology is enacted upon it? When it enters our body, once we start wearing it, once we start eating it? It’s a matter that's becoming more relevant as we develop into increasingly intimate with technology, and our bodies are being consistently mediated by machines - what are AirPods, for instance, if not aural implants? Absent of any wires they'll sit in your ears all day, eliminating the seam between the body and the...

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2 Nov

Talking Screens, November 3-9, 2023: Beguiled by Sofia Coppola’s

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Talking Screens, November 3-9, 2023: Beguiled by Sofia Coppola’s

“Priscilla”Talking Screens, A Week In Chicago Film, November 3-9, 2023Latest reviews include “Priscilla,” “Divinity,” “Quiz Lady,” “The Persian Version” and “Fingernails.” Repertory & Revival highlights include “Cooley High,” “Strange Days,” 1923 silent “The Vibrant Shawl,” David Lynch’s dazzling dud “Dune,” “Dazed And Confused,” a Chicago Filmmakers anniversary salute to the pioneering film festival Blacklight, and Wakefield Poole’s “Take One.”The twenty-ninth Black Harvest Film Festival takes over the Siskel Film Center November 3-16. “Revolutionary Visions” is the 2023 theme; the whole calendar is here. (Our interview with Black Harvest festival coordinator-curator Nick Leffel and curator Jada-Amina is here.)The Children’s International Film Festival marks its fortieth yr at FACETS, featuring recent animation, live-action and documentary movies for audiences ages two to eighteen...

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