Week 4: MedTech + Art


The most interesting fact from this week's lecture video, I was surprised that the plastic surgery came out of the war and it has been developed since about 4000 years ago and came from east, although I thought It was developed and operated very recently. During World War I, many soldiers lost their limps, skin, and bones in face. Apparently, this is resulted as a huge advance in plastic surgery.



Furthermore, Professor Warwick underwent an operation to surgical implant a silicon chip into his forearm. The chip allows to monitor the movement. 

This is Stelarc's work. He is an artist from Australia, and used his body as museum. One of his pieces is called "The Third Hand". The motions of the hand are controlled by the electrical signals. This was completed developing in 1980 and was semi-permanent attached to his body and this has been part of the idea of cyborg.


I have my personal experience with medical technology, X-Rays invented by Renkin Rays. My shoulder was dislocated, while I was playing soccer. It was my first time trying X-Rays and I was a bit nervous at that time.

Nowadays, there are so many different plastic surgeries that are developed and broadly operated. Especially, South Korea is one of the most developed countries in plastic surgery. This is one of the examples that demolish the wall between the Medicine and Art.



Tyson, Peter. “The Hippocratic Oath Today.” PBS. PBS, 27 Mar. 2001. Web. 25 April. 2018. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/hippocratic-oath-today.html>.

Casini, Silvia. “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as Mirror and Portrait: MRI Configurations Between Science and Arts.” (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 25 April. 2018.

Vesna, Victoria. “Http://www.youtube.com/v/FIX-9mXd3Y4.” Lecture. Medicine pt3. Youtube, 22 Apr. 2012. Web. 25 April. 2018. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIX-9mXd3Y4>.
Vesna, Victoria. “Http://www.youtube.com/v/Ep0M2bOM9Tk.” Lecture. Medicine pt1 . Youtube, 21 Apr. 2012. Web. 25 April. 2018. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep0M2bOM9Tk>.
Vesna, Victoria. “Http://www.youtube.com/v/psjnQarHOqQ.” Lecture. Medicine pt2 . Youtube, 21 Apr. 2012. Web. 25 April. 2018. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psjnQarHOqQ>.

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