cyborg detector

glossary of terms / terminology

plastic surgery
body-modifications are not only undertaken for actual medical reasons. in recent years, plastic surgery has also played into the beauty industry and again offers the same dream as scientists had already long ago, to perfect the human body according to certain standards - health or beauty. here also, the boundaries between health and beauty have blurred along with their investment in technologies. both are striving for a perfect body by means of technology.

art
a performance arist, ORLAN, has undergone a series of plastic surgery on her face. she believes that the body is obsolete and she has made her body an interface of technology/flesh, medical sciences/art.

another famous performance artist isSTELARC. "his work explores and extends the concept of the body and its relationship with technology through human/machine interfaces"

piercing
Other forms of body modification, such as piercing, scarification, tattooing and branding may permanently change the look of a body. piercing in particular incorporates metal into flesh.

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