Speculative Human Research Lab (SHRL)
Laura TBD, SEICA Speculative Human Research Lab Lead
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This technique applies a negative charge so final .psd's move towards a positive charge. This is used for both CMYK and RGB analysis. (#7-D, Gel Electrofauxresis, SHRL)
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SHRL Multimedia Research
The Metallic Human
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Metallic Human Drop (#41-D, Digital Object, Speculative Human Research Lab)
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SHRL Research Overview
Laura TBD, SEICA Speculative Human Research Lab Lead
The Speculative Human Research Lab (SHRL) focuses on (re)viewing the alienation and exaggeration of simulated human bodies in digital space. It is hard to resist the seductiveness of a stretchy plasticized human figure GIF repetitively melting into a blob of liquid. By researching digital artworks and humanoid robots, we actively employ digitally-rooted tools as a mold to produce future human forms and present alternative representations of human-esque subjects. Manifested by their absurd bodily movements and uncanny materialities, speculative human figures often display hyper-human tendencies through the fabrication of physical tension in digital space and, as a result, evoke a visceral response from the viewers.
Through a digital anthropological lens, we conduct case study research on speculative human figures that primarily reside in digital environments and (re)imagine the potentialities of embodying the impossible.
Through a digital anthropological lens, we conduct case study research on speculative human figures that primarily reside in digital environments and (re)imagine the potentialities of embodying the impossible.
