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STELARC, PERTH ARTISTS.

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STELARC, PERTH ARTISTS.

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(Documentary) Stelarc explains how he has visually probed and acoustically amplified his body. Using medical instruments, prosthetics, robotics, Virtual Reality systems, the Internet and biotechnology, Stelarc explores Alternative Anatomical Architectures with augmented and extended body constructs.

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Stelarc

Born 1946 in Limassol, Cyprus, Stelarc is an Australian-based performance artist, who has visually probed, acoustically amplified and suspended his body with hooks into his skin.

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