Synthetic Body

Synthetic Body investigates the body as a threshold between matter, technology, perception, and information. At the center of the performance is a life-size torso constructed from PLA filament and drawn with a 3D pen. Neither fully human nor entirely synthetic, the body exists in an ambiguous state, challenging fixed notions of gender, identity, and physical presence.

Carried by the artist, the torso becomes both object and interface. Its surface, movement, and sound are continuously translated into digital information. Microphones attached to the body capture its acoustic environment, while a camera functions as an artificial eye. Through Max 8, these signals are processed and reorganized in real time, producing an evolving audiovisual environment.

The performance explores a shift from the body as a biological entity toward the body as a system of data, signals, and sensory relations. Movement becomes information; sound becomes image; light becomes a trigger for transformation. The distinction between organic and technological perception progressively dissolves.

The artist simultaneously interacts with the generated material through live sound processing, loops, and mixing. As layers accumulate, the sensory field becomes increasingly dense and unstable, culminating in an experience of sensory overload.

The physical body ultimately becomes only one element within a larger technological organism. Its digital traces extend beyond the performer and become accessible to the entire audience through projection and sound. Synthetic Body proposes a body that is no longer simply represented, but continuously produced, translated, and reconstructed through technology.