Australian performance artist, Stelarc, had an artificial ear surgically implanted into his arm to bring attention to the ways in which technology is blurring what is morally acceptable in terms of life. Stelarc plans to install a microphone into the prosthetic ear, thereby allowing it to “hear.”A essay by Denise Overby about the art of Stelarc. the full essay can be found here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/science/14corp.html
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