Manel De Aguas | |
|---|---|
 De Aguas in 2020 | |
| Born | Manel De Aguas Muñoz 10 October 1996 Barcelona, Spain |
| Known for | |
| Notable work | Weather Fins |
| Movement | Cyborg art |
| Website |
maneldeaguas |
Manel De Aguas Muñoz (born 10 October 1996 in Barcelona), known artistically as Manel De Aguas, [1] is a Spanish cyborg artist and transpecies activist based in Barcelona, [2] best known for developing and installing weather sensory fins in his head. [3] The fins, formally known as 'Weather Fins', allow him to hear atmospheric pressure, humidity and temperature changes through implants at each side of his head. [4] Depending on the changes he feels, he can predict weather changes as well as sense his current altitude. [5]
De Aguas studied contemporary photography in Barcelona and became Cyborg Foundation's artist in residence in 2016. [6] In 2017, he co-founded the Transpecies Society, [7] an association that gives voice to people who do not identify as being 100% human and raises awareness on issues they face. [8] The association, based in Barcelona, offers workshops specialized in the design and creation of new senses and organs. [9]
De Aguas has shared his experience as a cyborg artist by performing and speaking in conferences and festivals in Germany, UK, Romania, Spain and The Netherlands among others. [10] He also talks about it extensively in the Shaping Business Minds Through Art podcast. [11]
See also
- Moon Ribas – Spanish avant-garde artist and cyborg activist
- Neil Harbisson – Catalan-Irish musician, artist and cyborg
References
- ^ Zas, Raquel (15 July 2019). "This cyborg artist can sense the weather using ear implants". i-D. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Fernandez, Javier A. "Hoy te has cruzado con un cíborg y no te has dado cuenta", El País, 12 September 2017
- ^ Zas, Raquel "This Cyborg Artist Can Sense The Weather Using Ear Implants.", Vice, 29 July 2020.
- ^ Editor "Cyborg becomes 'human weather station' after surgically implanting 'fins' into his head", Irongate10, 28 May 2020
- ^ "Festival Future Port představí i kyborg", MediaGuru, 7 September 2017
- ^ Carrillo, Nereida "Cíborgs: l’art de dissenyar-se a un mateix", Ara, 25 June 2017
- ^ "A veces nos operamos, nos insertamos tecnología, encima de un piano", EITB Radio Televisión Pública, 1 January 2018
- ^ Editorial "Ciborgs: el increíble mundo de quienes no se consideran 100% humanos", Semana, 11 November 2017.
- ^ Ferenci, Isabella "Cyborg ist, wer sich als Cyborg fühlt“, ORF, 13 October 2017
- ^ Vizan, Sebastian "Următorul pas în evoluția omenirii: tipul ăsta are Internet în craniu, aude culori și acum vrea să simtă Soarele sub piele" Archived 2019-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, Noizz, 2017
- ^ #11 Moon Ribas & Manel de Aguas. Cyborg Art: Creating New Senses and Organs. - Shaping Business Minds Through Art - The Artian Podcast, retrieved 26 February 2021