Among three artists, I prefer Kazuhiko Hachiya. He invents Inter Dis-Communication Machine, which is shown in the picture on the right hand side. It's an equipment which changes views of the person who wears it. One could only see through the other person's eyes, which offers a great opportunity for people participated to have a special experience about how individule connects with this world. Also, the equipment successfully obscure the border between identities of two persons.
I find this work interesting because it expresses its idea in a relatively soft way. I don't like people combine their body with cold hard metal and make themselves look like some sort of robot who owns super powers. It's uncomfortable when I look at works like that, for example, the work of Stelarc's. They are agressive and make me feel unsecure. What's the point of him walking with the help of his metal robot as slow as I cannot bear when he could walk faster by himself? Art is not about making life more complicated in a world already complicated enough. On the contrary, the work of Kazuhiko is simple and considers more about the feeling of humans. Taking part in this experiment could help people understand each other better as they change identities. They could also get a better understanding about themselves by seeing themselves from other people's eyes. I believe the machine helps shorten the distance between people and it is really an invention that could warm people's heart.
By the way, I don't like the idea about technologised bodies at all. It feels like human body will no longer exist or something, which is absolutely depressed and pessimistic, and of course should be abandoned.

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