Artist Statement:
An experimental performance with 3 participants each wearing exoskeletons with 6 arms, attached together with a bendable sprung backbone , attached at the end of the arms in the first performance will be invisible security pens and in the second graphite pencils.
In contemporary western culture it is not deemed unusual to communicate only using the means of social networking sites, email or mobile phones. Through these means communication has become more accessible; however there are some senses in the wake of technological advancement which are becoming obsolete to communication, such as touch and smell, (face to face contact). This performance aims to experiment with the human body’s parameters and its awareness of the prosthetic , the focus is on controlling the movements of the participants and relating this to the control in our society on the individual.
This development of the 'Prosthetic Parameters' performance was firstly considered on the 30th November 2014.
From January 26th I have produced 2 more exoskeletons based on the design of the original with the intention of including participants that will be performed on the 24th February in the Gap space Studio 7, Llandaff Campus.
Research Questions:
Will introducing levels of control i.e. the participants using security pens with invisible ink, painting blind, have an effect on their movements. Compare with original painting.
What will be the outcome when a visible medium such as graphite is used and controlling their movements with recorded voice commands have on the drawing produced? When UV light is used to show the invisible ink markings the two markings can be compared.