Panel Statement

Panel: Embodiment: meat and machines

In the process of encoding (and decoding) the human body, previous traditional associations have shifted resulting in a frequent loss of individual identity. It is widely recognized that particular technologies are capable of drawing together biological and non-biological materials in an often seamless flow, creating a hybrid cybernetic system in the process. In view of these developments, how do we define the boundaries between the source (the biological body) and the encoded inorganic data.

• Nina Czegledy, Hungary/Canada

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