The “living doll” trend is an example of new lifestyles championing ideal features of inanimate dolls rather than human perfection.
Category: Assignment 3
An extended horn towards our surroundings
In a time where the current flow favours a rationality-driven focus regarding the thought of enhancement one can with much delight
A Goat’s State of Mind
Thomas Thwaiter’s project A holiday from being human (GoatMan), exemplifies a distinct investigation on normality where technological enhancement aids the
Striving for perfection – eugenics and posthumanism
Could eugenics and posthumanism, be seen as containing the same ideological foundation? Both of them seems to have a striving
Lo and Behold: Saartjie Baartman qua Hottentot Venus
“The Hottentot Venus – just arrived…from the banks of the river Gamtoos, on the borders of Kaffraria, in the interior
On normality
So what happens if we all become normal. In a future where we are able to fix schizophrenia and other
When does imperfection become ugliness?
The aliens in “District 9” are not humans. So this is not an obvious case of enhancement. However, I choose
Imperfection and uniqueness
In this image from The Alternative Limb project, we see singer-songwriter Viktoria Modesta posing with one of her many prosthetics.
The potentia of spastic performativity – Othering the norm
Photo: Jens Juul. Photo featuring: Cath Borch Jensen and Tora Balslev. In Daily Fictions’ dance performance SPLASTIC the dancers confront
Accidental Tetrachromatics
Trichromatic vs. Tetrachromatic vision, image by Dr. Klaus Schmitt, Weinheim, Germany. The above image is a rough representation of trichromatic