Ars Electronica Festival · 2014
Transfigurations
by Agi Haines
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2014
“Transfigurations” by Agi Haines received a Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2014.
The human body consists of practicable elements that can be easily manipulated and engineered. Through surgical procedures our bodies can be stretched, shifted and sewn, yet still be functional. What then would stop us searching for a higher level of functionality than we have now?
About Agi Haines
Agi Haines (UK). The main focus of Agi Haines’ work is on the design of the human body. How might people respond to the possibilities of our body as another everyday material and how far can we push our malleable bodies while still being accepted by society?
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.