Stelarc is an Australian performance artist whose works focuses heavily on extending the capabilities of the human body. As such, most of his pieces are centered around his concept that the human body is obsolete. Until 2007 he held the position of Principal Research Fellow in the Performance Arts Digital Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England. He is currently a visiting Professor in the School of Arts at Brunel University, West London.
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Performances
Stelarc's idiosyncratic performances often involve robotics or other relatively modern technology integrated with his body somehow. In 25 different performances he has hung himself in flesh hook suspension, often with one of his robotic inventions integrated. In another performance he allowed his body to be controlled remotely by electronic muscle stimulators connected to the internet. He has also performed with a robotic third arm, and a pneumatic spider-like six-legged walking machine which sits the user in the center of the legs and allows them to control the machine through arm gestures. His works have been heralded for their abilities to embrace a wider audience, the best example of this was his allowance for the worldwide audience to log into the exhibition and thus access or control the electrodes his own body was hooked up to.
Third ear
In 2007, Stelarc had a cell-cultivated ear surgically attached to his left arm. [1]
Works
In 2005, MIT Press published Stelarc: The Monograph which is the first extensive study of Stelarc's prolific work. It includes images of performances and interviews with several writers including William Gibson, who recount their meetings with Stelarc.
Awards and honors
- In 1995 Stelarc was awarded a three year fellowship from the Australia Council for the Arts.
- In 1997 Carnegie Mellon University appointed him Honorary Professor of Art and Robotics.
- In 1998 he was artist-in-residence for the city of Hamburg, Germany.
- In 2000 Monash University awarded him an Honorary Degree of Laws.
- In March, 2003, at Ohio State University, he completed an artist-in-residence program.
See also
References
- ^ Performer gets third ear for art BBC News. Last Updated: Thursday, 11 October 2007, 14:49 GMT 15:49 UK
External links
- Stelarc's official homepage
- Extended-Body: Interview with Stelarc
- The Body Without Memory: An Interview with Stelarc
- Documentation relating to Stelarc projects including Anatomical Exoskeleton and SCI-ART: Bio-Robotic Choreography. Hosted by AHDS Performing Arts
- (French) Stelarc in conversation with André Éric Létourneau - site of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]
- Stelarc - The Body is Obsolete DVD & CD-ROM
- (fr) Les Mécaniques du corps - Vidéo de l'exposition au Centre des Arts d'Enghien
- (it) L'extracorpo di Stelarc: la chimera tecnologica - a recent interview to Stelarc at the Tec Art Eco Festival 2009
Texts by Stelarc
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