I call myself a body architect. I trained in classical ballet and have a background in architecture and fashion. As a body architect, I fascinate with the human body and explore how I can transform it.
Sebe nazivam tjelesnom arhitekticom. Trenirala sam klasični balet i obrazovala se u arhitekturi i modi. Kao tjelesna arhitektica, fascinirana sam ljudskim tijelom i istražujem kako ga mogu transformirati.
I worked at Philips Electronics in the far-future design research lab, looking 20 years into the future. I explored the human skin, and how technology can transform the body. I worked on concepts like an electronic tattoo, which is augmented by touch, or dresses that blushed and shivered with light. I started my own experiments. These were the low-tech approaches to the high-tech conversations I was having. These are Q-tips stuck to my roommate with wig glue.
Radila sam u Philips Electronics u laboratoriju u kojem se bavimo dizajnom daleke budućnosti, gledajući 20 godina u budućnost. Istraživala sam ljudsku kožu, i kako tehnologija može transformirati tijelo. Radila sam na konceptima poput elektroničke tetovaže, koja se proširuje dodirom, ili haljina koje bi zarumenile ili zadrhtale pod svjetlom. Započela sam vlastite eksperimente. To su bili nisko-tehnološki pristupi, visoko-tehnološkim konverzacijama koje sam imala.
(Laughter)
Ovo su štapići za uši zaljepljeni za moju cimericu ljepilom za vlasulje.
I started a collaboration with a friend of mine, Bart Hess -- he doesn't normally look like this -- and we used ourselves as models. We transformed our apartments into our laboratories, and worked in a very spontaneous and immediate way. We were creating visual imagery provoking human evolution.
(Smijeh) Započela sam kolaboraciju s prijateljicom, Bart Hess -- obično ne izgleda ovako -- i sebe smo koristili kao modele. Transformirali smo naše stanove u laboratorije, i radili na jako spontan i neposredan način. Kreirali smo
Whilst I was at Philips, we discussed this idea of a maybe technology, something that wasn't either switched on or off, but in between. A maybe that could take the form of a gas or a liquid. And I became obsessed with this idea of blurring the perimeter of the body, so you couldn't see where the skin ended and the near environment started. I set up my studio in the red-light district and obsessively wrapped myself in plumbing tubing, and found a way to redefine the skin and create this dynamic textile. I was introduced to Robyn, the Swedish pop star, and she was also exploring how technology coexists with raw human emotion. And she talked about how technology with these new feathers, this new face paint, this punk, the way that we identify with the world, and we made this music video.
vizualno provokativnu ljudsku evoluciju. Dok sam bila u Philipsu, raspravljali smo o toj ideji potencijalne tehnologije, nečega što se ne može niti upaliti niti ugasiti, nečega između. I možda bi to moglo imati formu plina ili tekućine. I postala sam opsjednuta s tom idejom mutnog perimetra tijela, tako da ne možete vidjeti gdje koža završava a gdje njena okolina počinje. Postavila sam svoj studio u okrugu crvenih-svjetiljki i opsesivno se zamotala u vodovodne cijevi, I pronašla način da redefiniram kožu i stvorim ovaj dinamičan tekstil. Predstavljena sam Robyn, švedskoj pop zvijezdi, i ona je također istraživala kako tehnologija koegzistira sa sirovom ljudskom emocijom. I ona je pričala o tehnologij s ovim novim perjem, ovom novom bojom za lice, punkom, načinom na koji se identificiramo sa svijetom
I'm fascinated with the idea of what happens when you merge biology with technology, and I remember reading about this idea of being able to reprogram biology, in the future, away from disease and aging. And I thought about this concept of, imagine if we could reprogram our own body odor, modify and biologically enhance it, and how would that change the way that we communicate with each other? Or the way that we attract sexual partners? And would we revert back to being more like animals, more primal modes of communication? I worked with a synthetic biologist, and I created a swallowable perfume, which is a cosmetic pill that you eat and the fragrance comes out through the skin's surface when you perspire. It completely blows apart the way that perfume is, and provides a whole new format. It's perfume coming from the inside out. It redefines the role of skin, and our bodies become an atomizer.
i napravile smo ovaj muzički video. Fascinirana sam s idejom o tome što se dogodi kada spojite biologiju s tehnologijim, i sjećam se kako sam čitala o toj ideji biloškog reprogramiranja i izbjegavanja bolesti te starenja u budućnosti. I razmišljala sam o tom konceptu, zamislite da možemo reprogramirati vlastiti miris, modificiramo ga i biološki poboljšamo, i kako bi to promijenilo način na koji međusobno komuniciramo? Ili način na koji privlačimo seksualne partnere? Bi li se vratili tome da više nalikujemo životinjama, primitivnijim oblicima komunikacije? Radila sam sa sintetičkim biologom i stvorila parfem koji se proguta, koji je kozmetička tableta koju pojedete a miris izlazi preko površine kože kada se znojite. To u potpunosti ruši način na koji je parfem zamišljen, i osigurava potpuno novi format. To je parfem koji dolazi iznutra. Redefinira ulogu kože, a naša tijela postaju raspršivači.
I've learned that there's no boundaries, and if I look at the evolution of my work i can see threads and connections that make sense. But when I look towards the future, the next project is completely unknown and wide open. I feel like I have all these ideas existing embedded inside of me, and it's these conversations and these experiences that connect these ideas, and they kind of instinctively come out.
Naučila sam kako ne postoje granice i ako sagledam evoluciju svog posla mogu vidjeti niti i veze koje imaju smisla. Ali kada gledam prema budućnosti slijedeći projekt je potpuno nepoznat i širom otvoren. Osjećam kako sve te ideje postoje u meni, i to su ti razgovori i ta iskustva koja povezuju te ideje, i one instiktivno izađu.
As a body architect, I've created this limitless and boundless platform for me to discover whatever I want. And I feel like I've just got started.
Kao arhitektica tijela, kreirala sam ovu neograničenu, bezgraničnu platformu kako bih otkrila što god poželim. I osjećam kao da sam tek počela.
So here's to another day at the office.
Dakle, živio još jedan dan u uredu.
(Laughter) (Applause)
(Smijeh) (Pljesak)
Thank you!
Hvala vam!
Thank you!
(Smijeh) (Pljesak)