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1. ![]() that are superior to real bodies also marks the starting point of the long-term project with which in 1990 the French artist Orlan began her work complex «The Reincarnation of Saint Orlan.» Very much like the legendary painter Apelles, who [more] ![]() |
2. ![]() they suggest that the clutches of the new technologies are more far-reaching. Even if they do not proceed as radically as do Orlan and Stelarc, who turn their own physical bodies into a venue for the technologies, in their own way they lend expression to [more] ![]() |
3. ![]() the case of insanity, drugs and illness—the organization of the one body. The French performance artist Orlan, who has become known for her spectacular operations, acts on a completely different level. In «La Réincarnation [more] ![]() |