NEIL HARBISSON [UK]

Neil Harbisson

Neil Harbisson (27 July 1982) is a Catalan raised, Northern Ireland born contemporary artist, composer and cyborg activist best known for his self-extended ability to hear colours and to perceive colours outside the ability of human vision. In 2004 he became the first person in the world to wear an eyebrow. The inclusion of the eyeborg on his passport photo has been claimed by some to be official recognition of Harbisson as a cyborg. Colour and the use of technology as an extension of the performer, and not as part of the performance, are the central themes in Harbisson’s work. In 2010, he founded the Cyborg Foundation, an international organisation to help humans become cyborgs.

 

There are no white skins; there are no black skins; human skins are of different shades of orange

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