Stelarc

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Pernell Myers

 Human body is a structure rather than a site for the psyche

 Emphasizes the intersection of technology and the body i.e. prosthetics, augmentation, and animations

 Centering on the concept that human body is obsolete

 In Stelarc's Ping Body a remote audience could access, view and actuate the body of the artist via the Internet

PING BODY

Does relinquishing his body to the control of an unknown, distant audience, direct the present audiences attention to the obsolescence of the human body, or does Stelarc inadvertently force them to evaluate the humanity inhabiting his body?