Exografías

Creator: Tabakalera|Art form: Digital media, Performing arts|Knowledge valorisation : Outreach|Place: Donostia-San Sebastián,Spain|Location : Offline|Target group: Academics, Cultural and creative professionals and institutions, General public, Private companies / industries, Public authorities & policy makers|Domains: Digital Age|Duration : Short-term Project

Union between artificial exoeskeletons and human bodies to increase wellbeing and build a human-oriented technology.

Challenge: A reflection on how technology can be efficiently, confidently, respectfully and critically incorporated into human life through a combination of artistic and scientific methodologies, along with human-interface interaction.

Exoskeletons, such as the one shown in this piece, are prostheses for controlled activation of the body’s motor functions. They are used in neurophysical therapies, for example in patients with multiple sclerosis like Amaia Vicente, who has been living with this diagnosis since 2002.

With a long tradition in the field of art, creative experimentation on the limits between machine and organism opens up questions about what is considered a ‘normal body’, as well as about the capacity of technology to influence the plasticity of the brain and learning processes.

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Exoeskeletons

Purpose of artistic intervention

By combining artistic and scientific methodologies, the project critically examines how technology can be incorporated into human life in a respectful and confident manner. Vicente uses her personal experience with multiple sclerosis to analyze and demonstrate how exoskeletons can serve as prostheses for controlled motor function activation. This creative experimentation challenges notions of a ‘normal body’ and investigates the potential of technology to influence brain plasticity and learning processes.

Positive impacts

This creative experimentation challenges notions of a ‘normal body’ and investigates the potential of technology to influence brain plasticity and learning processes. Through this intervention, the project aims to put technology at the service of humanity, increasing overall well-being.

Replication

The replicability potential of this artistic intervention is high due to its interdisciplinary approach combining art, science, and technology. The use of exoskeletons can be adapted to various contexts and conditions, offering broad applications in neurophysical therapies beyond multiple sclerosis. By demonstrating the integration of technology to enhance human well-being, the project provides a model that can inspire similar initiatives in other cultural and research institutions.