User:Janis Klimanovs/Term 2.1: shaping your body

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The natural human body is the most beautiful. We are building our body by ourselves and it is mirroring who we are. If the body is going to be transformed in an unnatural way, it will be damaged. An error in the human life can trigger a progressive complication in the lifecycle. Problems can develop by themselves and reach an uncontrollable stage. Looking at the printed poster, the spectator can experience every tiny detail of the body as pure and natural as it is. On the other hand, the video work is a metaphor that draws a connection to the digital image in the information age. The digital moving image is exposing a progressive destruction, a transformation to something that we do not know and can not control.

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The piece is exhibited in Boerhaave Museum exhibition "Augmented Bodies". The work discuss the promise of the body and how it can be interpreted. The portrait is enhanced with a virtual layer. The hidden augmented world of the work is revealed when a smartphone or tablet is directed at the portrait. On the digital screen the hidden reality unfolds engaging the spectator and resulting in a strong connection with the work. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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