
Matthieu Gafsou
H+
Matthieu Gafsou(Author)
Matthieu Gafsou(Photographer)
Kehrer Verlag
Published in July 2018
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-3-86828-843-8 (ISBN)
Description
Transhumanism (abbreviated as H+) is an international intellectual movement that aims to transform the human condition by developing and making widely available sophisticated technologies to enhance human intellect and physiology.
Matthieu Gafsou's H+ series explores transhumanism and all kinds of body modification or enhancement: Artificial limbs, exoskeletons, implants, neuroprosthetics, Quantified Self gadgets, nootropics, dietary supplements, anti-ageing, biopower, body hacking, genetic engineering, body preservation. The series mixes documentary approach and allegorical visions and reveals the presence of transhumanistic ideas in our lives.
Matthieu Gafsou (b. 1981) is a Swiss photographer, who initially studied esthetics of the cinema, history and philosophy at the University of Lausanne. His work has been shown in solo and collective exhibitions and can be found in public and private collections, for example the Musée de l'Elysée, the Musée d'art du Valais, the Mudac, the Fondation Hermès, the Fondation HSBC pour la photographie, the Michaelis School of Fine Art. His series "Only God Can Judge Me" was published by Kehrer in 2014.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Illustrations
79
80 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 26.5 cm
Width: 21.4 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-86828-843-8 (9783868288438)
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Author
Photographer
Matthieu Gafsou (* 1981) studierte an der Universität von Lausanne Filmwissenschaft,
Geschichte und Philosophie. Seine Werke wurden in Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen
gezeigt und befinden sich in öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen, zum Beispiel im
Musée de l'Elysée, im Musée d'Art du Valais, im Mudac, in der Fondation Hermès,
der Fondation HSBC pour la photographie und der Michaelis School of Fine Art.
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