Did you know that we can see with our tongue? Or that we can plug our
nervous system directly into a computer? With cybernetics, prosthetics,
robotics, nanotechnology and neuroscience altering the way we perceive
and experience space, the body has re-emerged as an important
architectural site, revealing its astonishing potential as a creative
medium.
See Yourself Sensing: Redefining Human Perception is an explosive and
unique survey that captures the fascinating relationship between design,
the body, the senses, and technology. A timely discussion with
cutting-edge design, See Yourself Sensing examines work from the last
50 years by artists, architects and designers who have been
experimenting with the boundaries of our senses, changing the way we
experience the world.
The book explores the work of both established and upcoming artists,
including internet sensation Daito Manabe, Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee,
Lawrence Malstaf and collectives such as realities: united and
Viennese-based Gelitin, and figures of worldwide acclaim, such as Ann
Hamilton, Ernesto Neto, Carsten Höller, Olafur Eliasson and Rebecca
Horn.