In this visually stunning talk from TED 2012 in Long Beach, California, Lucy McRae, a self-proclaimed “body architect”, shows off some of her projects that artistically visualize the possibilities of the human body when it is merged with technology. While much of her work may look simply like bizarre and unique works of art, her projects uniquely showcase the human body, both externally and internally, as the canvas for her creations. For example, in the video below, she briefly describes her collaboration with Philips in designing an electronic tattoo augmented by touch. She also talks about one of her more recent projects, “Swallowable Perfum”, that puts fragrance in a digestible capsule that is activated through perspiration, essentially turning your entire body into an atomizer.
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