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The Children of Tomorrow: Philosophers and biologists have defined My work is a mirror of all those studies, and it tries to illustrate just
Trans-humanism as an intellectual movement that supports the how complex and how fragile the human psyche is. In the series
employment of new science and technology to better physical and of photographs Children of Tomorrow I lay out an aesthetics that
mental capabilities in humans, with the intention of extricating reflect not only the integration of communication technology and
undesirable and unnecessary aspects of the human condition. the effects it may have on the subject, but also a kind of individual
spirituality that is also characteristic of contemporary trends in
On the other hand these manipulations are not without its negative religion fusion and Universalist spirituality.
effects, as can be observed in society since the 60’s, when social
and cultural changes began to be seen under a different veil, the Each child reflects a sort of somber but optimistic poise, and their
veil of advanced digital technologies. context reveal the sophistication of what their world is like to them.
Thomas Crowe, among many others, speculated on what this all meant
Marshall McLuhan and many other contemporary thinkers have in the transition from analog to digital media, and art has definitely
created a platform of considerations to further understand what changed since video and digital photography. This all adds up to create
trans-humanism is or could be. a matrix of ideas that will certainly herald the new millennium and
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