Tag: augmented body
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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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For a New Being Inspired by the Past: Reflections on the Posthuman and Body Memory (February 2023)
Posthumanism promises an augmented being, freed from biological limitations, but can it truly detach from the past? In my article “For a New Being Inspired by the Past,” published in Les récits du posthumain (Narratives of the Posthuman), I explore how posthuman narratives are rooted in historical continuity, invoking ancient myths and modern utopias to…
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When Fashion Photography Dresses in Posthumanity: A Reflection on the Body and Visual Identity (December 2022)
Fashion photography no longer just showcases clothing; it also redefines the human body. In my article “When Fashion Photography Dresses in Posthumanity,” published in Polìticas y narrativas del cuerpo, I explore how contemporary fashion adopts the codes of posthumanism to present augmented, hybrid, and technological bodies. A reflection on the aesthetics of the future and…
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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.