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Cyborg or Monster?
2019
It is an installation of human-sized 2D character consists of
While human and animal share the same sensibility and feelings like “fear, empathy, human and animal bones, integrated with machine parts. Its
suffering, anxiety, happiness, sorrow, and maternal love”, they are different in their parts are connected to each other through joints.
mental abilities which enable human of building civilizations, and having
beliefs and cultures. However, the reasons behind violence of both of them The figure is made of Laser-cut board, and details are
have been different. While the animal violence is mainly linked to its “instinct drawn on it. It is installed , vertically, on three poles.
of hunger, reproduction, and protection”, the human violence is considered as
a monstrous behavior, as no animal would plan on the extermination of its Through using Nitinol wires (Memory shape alloy), and PIC
species› members. Through my project, I clarify the confusion between the Microcontrollers, the parts will start to move at the joints
terms animal and monster. An animal is not a monster, but human has been position according to the programmed order of the movements.
so, at least once in history.
Sound effects will be added. After the total transformation of the Cyborg
My Cyborg is a representation of human violence, and self-perception happen, it will speak to the audience.
deformation through changing mental and physical capabilities, and fitting
human with advanced weapons and altering one›s internal psychology, The programmable PIC Microcontroller will enable the wires to let
personality, and general intelligence. the parts move back to its old posiiton, and the transformation will
happen again. The displayable movement will repeat itself like a
This project came earlier before the research project, and it introduced me to cycle.
further details about the subject. These details will be discussed later in the
research project, and will explore Cyborg anthropology, and cybernetics.
This project may be subject to future modification.
