Stelarc, a performance artist from Australia concentrates his work around "extending the capabilites of the human body" and the art movement Futurism. Stelarc's work focuses around the belief that the human body by itself is obsolete, therefore his performances often consist of intergrating technology with the human body and converging the two. In one particular performance he attaches himself to a device that allows him to be remotely controlled by electronic muscle stimulators connected to the internet. Other performances involve robotic arms and legs and he even had an electronic ear implanted in his forearm. It is hard to say whether or not manipulating your body is art but Stelarc's work is definitely a social commentary that makes one contemplate the power of our own existance.
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