Tag: art and technology
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The Body and the Object in the History of Art and Technologies (November 13, 2024)
On November 13, 2024, I gave a lecture at the Cégep de l’Outaouais on the interaction between the body and the object in the history of art and technologies. Through classical and contemporary works, this discussion explored the evolution of artistic corporeality and the impact of technological innovations on the perception of the human body…
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Frankenstein or the Modern Photographer: Reflections on Creation and Image (November 2023)
What if the myth of Frankenstein resonated within contemporary photography? In my article “Frankenstein or the Modern Photographer,” published in Frankenstein and His Creature, from Yesterday to Today, I explore the parallels between the figure of the scientist and that of the photographer. Both shape a new reality, navigating between image manipulation and the quest…
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Human, more than human: Representing the Body Under Technological Influence (September 2023)
This article explores the representation of the body under technological influence in contemporary art. Through the analysis of artworks and an interview with philosopher Maxime Coulombe, it examines the transformation of the body between hybridization and dystopia. How does art reflect the tensions between posthumanism, biotechnology, and the imaginary of the augmented body? A reflection…
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Diving into the Universe of Patricia Piccinini: When Science Fiction Meets Photography (March 11, 2021)
On March 11, 2021, during the conference “Imaginaires du corps et sensualités imaginées” (“Imaginaries of the Body and Imagined Sensualities”), I explored the fusion of science fiction and realism in Patricia Piccinini’s work, questioning the boundaries between the natural and the artificial through her strangely human-like creatures.
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Radio Intervention: Code Quantum in Pop en Stock France #40 (July 26, 2019)
In the Pop en Stock France #40 show on Radio Campus Grenoble, I analyzed the cult series Code Quantum and its impact on popular culture. Through its time travels and humanism, this landmark work of science fiction continues to influence the genre.
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Photographic Science Fiction: Augmented Bodies and Future Imaginaries (April 4, 2018)
On April 4, 2018, I gave a presentation entitled La science-fiction photographique (Photographic Science Fiction) at the symposium Science-fiction, prothétisation, cyborgisation at Université Lyon I. This talk explored representations of the augmented and posthuman body in contemporary photography, questioning the connections between art, technology, and anticipation through cybernetic imaginaries and futuristic bodily mutations.
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The Faces of a Hybrid Contemporary Beauty: From ID Photo to Facial Composite (October 19, 2017)
How do ID photos and facial composites redefine our perception of the face? In my presentation “The Faces of a Hybrid Contemporary Beauty”, given at the symposium Visages à contrainte, I explored the impact of digital technologies on facial representation—between standardization and aesthetic hybridization.