How can technology transform the human body? - Lucy McRae
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I call myself a body architect I trained
I call myself a body architect I trained
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in Classical Ballet and have a
in Classical Ballet and have a
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background in architecture and fashion
background in architecture and fashion
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as a body architect I Fascinate with the
as a body architect I Fascinate with the
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human body and explore how I can
human body and explore how I can
transform
transform
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it I I worked at Philips Electronics in
it I I worked at Philips Electronics in
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the far future design research lab
the far future design research lab
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looking 20 years into the future I
looking 20 years into the future I
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explored the human skin and how
explored the human skin and how
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technology can transform the body I
technology can transform the body I
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worked on Concepts like an electronic
worked on Concepts like an electronic
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tattoo which is augmented by touch or
tattoo which is augmented by touch or
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dresses that blushed and shivered with
dresses that blushed and shivered with
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light I started my own
light I started my own
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experiments these were the low Tech
experiments these were the low Tech
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approaches of the high-tech
approaches of the high-tech
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conversations I was having these are
conversations I was having these are
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Q-tips stuck to my roommate with wig
Q-tips stuck to my roommate with wig
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I started a collaboration with a friend
I started a collaboration with a friend
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of mine Bart Hess he doesn't normally
of mine Bart Hess he doesn't normally
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look like
look like
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this and we used ourselves as models we
this and we used ourselves as models we
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transformed our Apartments into our
transformed our Apartments into our
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Laboratories and worked in a very
Laboratories and worked in a very
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spontaneous and immediate
spontaneous and immediate
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way we were creating visual imagery
way we were creating visual imagery
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provoking human
provoking human
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evolution whilst I was at Phillips we
evolution whilst I was at Phillips we
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discussed this idea of a maybe
discussed this idea of a maybe
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technology something that wasn't either
technology something that wasn't either
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switched on or off but in between a
switched on or off but in between a
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maybe that could take the form of like a
maybe that could take the form of like a
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gas or a liquid and I became obsessed
gas or a liquid and I became obsessed
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with this idea of blurring the perimeter
with this idea of blurring the perimeter
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of the body so you couldn't see where
of the body so you couldn't see where
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the skin ended and the near environment
the skin ended and the near environment
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started I set up my studio in the red
started I set up my studio in the red
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light district and obsessively WRA
light district and obsessively WRA
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myself in plumbing
myself in plumbing
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tubing and found a way to redefine the
tubing and found a way to redefine the
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textile I was introduced to Robin the
textile I was introduced to Robin the
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Swedish pop star and she was also
Swedish pop star and she was also
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exploring how technology coexists with
exploring how technology coexists with
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raw human emotion and she talked about
raw human emotion and she talked about
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how technology with these new feathers
how technology with these new feathers
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this new face paint this Punk the way
this new face paint this Punk the way
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that we identify with the world and we
that we identify with the world and we
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video I'm fascinated with the idea of
video I'm fascinated with the idea of
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what happens when you merge biology with
what happens when you merge biology with
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technology and I remember reading about
technology and I remember reading about
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this idea of being able to reprogram
this idea of being able to reprogram
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biology in the future away from disease
biology in the future away from disease
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and aging and I thought about this
and aging and I thought about this
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concept of imagine if we could reprogram
concept of imagine if we could reprogram
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our own body odor modify
our own body odor modify
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biologically enhance it and how would
biologically enhance it and how would
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that change the way that we communicate
that change the way that we communicate
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with each other or the way that we
with each other or the way that we
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attract sexual partners and would we
attract sexual partners and would we
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revert back to being more like animals
revert back to being more like animals
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more Primal modes of
more Primal modes of
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communication I worked with a synthetic
communication I worked with a synthetic
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biologist and I created a swallowable
biologist and I created a swallowable
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perfume which is a cosmetic pill that
perfume which is a cosmetic pill that
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you eat and the fragrance comes out
you eat and the fragrance comes out
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through the skin surface when you
through the skin surface when you
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perspire it completely blows apart the
perspire it completely blows apart the
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way that perfume is and provides a whole
way that perfume is and provides a whole
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new format it's perfume coming from the
new format it's perfume coming from the
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inside out it redefines the role of skin
inside out it redefines the role of skin
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and our bodies become an
and our bodies become an
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atomizer I've learned that there's no
atomizer I've learned that there's no
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boundaries and if I look at the
boundaries and if I look at the
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evolution of my work I can see threads
evolution of my work I can see threads
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and connections that make sense but when
and connections that make sense but when
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I look towards the future the next
I look towards the future the next
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project it's completely unknown and wide
project it's completely unknown and wide
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open I feel like I have all these ideas
open I feel like I have all these ideas
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existing embedded inside of me and it's
existing embedded inside of me and it's
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these conversations and these
these conversations and these
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experiences that connect these ideas and
experiences that connect these ideas and
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out as a body architect I've created
out as a body architect I've created
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this Limitless and boundless platform
this Limitless and boundless platform
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for me to discover whatever I want and I
for me to discover whatever I want and I
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feel like I've just got
feel like I've just got
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