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Cyborg Couture

In the 2020s we won’t wear technology, we will be technology

Cyborg Foundation presents a fashion collection for cyborgs; people whose bodies and minds have been merged with technology in order to gain extra senses and abilities. Showcasing models whose extra senses are currently in development or already available as implants, the collection will give a glimpse into the post-wearable generation and its future impact on fashion. The show will include a short talk Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas about cyborg art  as well as musical performances by Josh Craig, and Txe. The clothes have been designed by Cardona.

The Cyborg Foundation, an international organization that aims to help humans become cyborgs, defend cyborg rights and promote cyborgism as a social and artistic movement, was created in 2010 by Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas.

Neil Harbisson is a Catalan-raised, British-born contemporary artist and cyborg activist best known for having an antenna implanted in his skull and for being officially recognised as a cyborg by a government.

The antenna allows him to perceive visible and invisible colours such as infrareds and ultraviolets via sound waves. The antenna’s internet connection allows him to receive colors from space as well as images, videos, music or phone calls directly into his head via external devices such as mobile phones or satellites.

Harbisson identifies himself as a cyborg, he feels both his mind and body are united to cybernetics. He doesn’t feel he is using or wearing technology, instead he feels he is technology. His artworks investigate the relationship between colour and sound, experiment the boundaries of human perception and explore the use of artistic expression via sensory extensions.

Moon Ribas is a Catalan contemporary choreographer and the co-founder of the Cyborg Foundation, an international organisation that aims to help people become cyborgs, defend cyborg rights and promote cyborgism as an artistic and social movement.











When: Sat., Oct. 8, 2016 at 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Where: Queens Museum
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
718-592-9700
Price: Free with museum admission
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In the 2020s we won’t wear technology, we will be technology

Cyborg Foundation presents a fashion collection for cyborgs; people whose bodies and minds have been merged with technology in order to gain extra senses and abilities. Showcasing models whose extra senses are currently in development or already available as implants, the collection will give a glimpse into the post-wearable generation and its future impact on fashion. The show will include a short talk Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas about cyborg art  as well as musical performances by Josh Craig, and Txe. The clothes have been designed by Cardona.

The Cyborg Foundation, an international organization that aims to help humans become cyborgs, defend cyborg rights and promote cyborgism as a social and artistic movement, was created in 2010 by Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas.

Neil Harbisson is a Catalan-raised, British-born contemporary artist and cyborg activist best known for having an antenna implanted in his skull and for being officially recognised as a cyborg by a government.

The antenna allows him to perceive visible and invisible colours such as infrareds and ultraviolets via sound waves. The antenna’s internet connection allows him to receive colors from space as well as images, videos, music or phone calls directly into his head via external devices such as mobile phones or satellites.

Harbisson identifies himself as a cyborg, he feels both his mind and body are united to cybernetics. He doesn’t feel he is using or wearing technology, instead he feels he is technology. His artworks investigate the relationship between colour and sound, experiment the boundaries of human perception and explore the use of artistic expression via sensory extensions.

Moon Ribas is a Catalan contemporary choreographer and the co-founder of the Cyborg Foundation, an international organisation that aims to help people become cyborgs, defend cyborg rights and promote cyborgism as an artistic and social movement.

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