Starlac is an amazing artist who using technology to expand the use of the body and its functions. The robot-like designs model those that look to be in futurist movies and of outer-space contraptions. I love that his idea of using technology to work with the body is the same idea that is used in medicine. His creations, such as the virtual and robot arms are the exact designs and ideas that doctors and developers are using for amputees in order to give them back normal function and ability. The extent to which Starlac's art and its opportunities to give back mobility to individuals who have lost it in a variety of different ways is endless. Meanwhile such designs of Starlac's as the amplified body is overwhelming to think about, that one day walking down the street this monstrous robot/human could be next to you.
One interesting work of Starlacs that I found extremely interesting was the stomach sculpture. The designs of a camera to be able to go into the stomach and record what is going inside relates directly to procedures that are used in medicine today to diagnosis unknown ailments inside the body. His work makes you think outside the realm of function and appreciate the body as a work of art. Its ability to communicate with itself is beyond the human capacity to completely understand, yet our desire to know allows artist like Starlac to increase our knowledge by designing such art pieces that can double in meaning.
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