Wetware
Title
Wetware
Subject
Technology's impact on the human body, interactions and life
Description
Wetware is the human remnant which is left behind in the electronic era, while the mind takes a trip. This body, which consists of 70% water, has turned out to be the weakest link in technology. This has become visible now that the machines, which used to accompany us as prostheses, have become implanted with the introduction of V I R T U A L R E A L I T Y
For the first time, the user, with the technology of virtual reality can wander around and about in the electronic space. In Wetware, diverse authors describe the state the body finds itself in, what it's boundaries are, and the illusions imposed upon the B O D Y by the imagination. What is the wetware's answer to the challenges posed by hard- and software.
This First Summer Festival Publication contains essays and manifestos on; the symbiosis of human, beast and machine; cosmetics as amour; neo-nature and artificial temperature, the theatre of coughing fits and hacks; Jehfihug's boat trip; theoretical fashion; loneliness in suburbia; and the musicality of the autonomous engine.
For the first time, the user, with the technology of virtual reality can wander around and about in the electronic space. In Wetware, diverse authors describe the state the body finds itself in, what it's boundaries are, and the illusions imposed upon the B O D Y by the imagination. What is the wetware's answer to the challenges posed by hard- and software.
This First Summer Festival Publication contains essays and manifestos on; the symbiosis of human, beast and machine; cosmetics as amour; neo-nature and artificial temperature, the theatre of coughing fits and hacks; Jehfihug's boat trip; theoretical fashion; loneliness in suburbia; and the musicality of the autonomous engine.
Creator
Geert Lovink, Rik Delhass
Source
1991 Zomerfestijn Summer Festival events/talks/etc
Publisher
Zomerfestijn Summer Festival
Date
1991
Contributor
DFM radion-television International, Marijn van der Jagr, G. X. Jupitter-Larsen, Hubert Lepka, Arjen Mulder, Win Nijenhuis, Anton Simons, Sonja Snoek, Sweet Aften, Victor Wentink, V2 Organization, Lex Wouterloot
Format
96 pages
Language
Dutch, English
Type
Technology (the internet, artificial intelligence, etc) and the effect it has on us as people and artists
Identifier
WCBK0109
Coverage
Den Haag, Netherlands
Collection
Citation
Geert Lovink, Rik Delhass, “Wetware ,” WPB, accessed February 5, 2025, https://tpb.worm.org/items/show/12980.