The first talk I am going to
review is by Lucy McRae and can be found at http://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_mcrae_how_can_technology_transform_the_human_body.html
Even though it is a short
presentation compared to some of the others available on the site, I found it very
interesting and thought provoking. Lucy started the talk by explaining that she
once worked at Phillips electronics in the far future design research lab
looking at how technology can transform the human body and skin. She looked at
electronic tattoos which are altered by touch, which I found extremely fascinating.
Next Lucy went on to explain
after collaborating with a friend she started becoming obsessed with the idea
of ‘maybe technologies’ where a switch or an idea wasn’t switched on or off
which could take on the form of a gas or liquid, merging this idea with the
human body. She experimented with blurring the perimeter of the body so that
you couldn’t tell where the skin ended and the near environment began. In
particular she was enamoured with the concept of merging biology with
technology. She started looking at ideas of replicating how our veins and tendons
link together and representing that using tubes on the outside of the body and
also the idea reprogramming our own body odour, biologically enhancing it to
help us communicate with others or attract partners. She raised the concept of
whether this would make us act more primitive, like animals? She created a
consumable perfume which you swallow and it releases a scent when sweat. This instigates
a new method of how perfume can be consumed and used. The human body in this
case would be the atomiser instead of the spritz bottle perfumes are provided
in at the moment.
She is insistent that she has
many ideas for the future yet her next project is unknown and that there are no
boundaries, which I think is an enlightening way to view creativity of every kind.
I found this talk extremely interesting and inspiring.
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