Posthümanist Düşünce ve Sibernetik İnsan Bağlamında Performans: Stelarc

Abstract

Bu makale, Stelarc’ın performans sanatını posthümanist düşünce ve Donna Haraway’in sibernetik insan kavramı çerçevesinde ele almaktadır. Stelarc, bedenin biyolojik sınırlarını aşarak teknolojiyle bütünleşebileceğini savunmakta ve insan-makine etkileşimini sanatsal bir deneyim alanı olarak sunmaktadır. Onun performansları, sanat ile bilim, beden ile teknoloji arasındaki sınırları bulanıklaştırarak yeni bir varoluş biçimi önerir. Çalışmada öncelikle performans sanatının gelişimi ve Stelarc’ın sanattaki yeri ele alınmakta, ardından posthümanizmin insan bedenine bakış açısı incelenmektedir. Stelarc’ın Üçüncü El, Mide Heykeli, Dış İskelet ve Kolda Kulak gibi deneysel projeleri üzerinden, bedenin teknolojiyle nasıl yeniden şekillendiği tartışılmaktadır. Bu performanslar, insanın biyoteknoloji ve dijital sistemlerle nasıl dönüşebileceğini gözler önüne sermektedir. Makale, Stelarc’ın sanatının sadece bir estetik ifade biçimi mi yoksa insan sonrası çağın bir öngörüsü mü sunduğunu sorgulamakta ve bu dönüşümün felsefi, etik ve toplumsal boyutlarını değerlendirmektedir. Sonuç olarak, teknoloji ve sanatın kesişiminde, bedenin nasıl yeniden tanımlandığına dair disiplinlerarası bir perspektif sunulmaktadır.

Keywords

• Posthümanizm
• performans sanatı
• Stelarc
• Donna Haraway
• cyborg
• sibernetik insan

Performance in the Context of Posthumanist Thought and the Cyborg Human: Stelarc

Abstract

This article examines Stelarc’s performance art within the framework of posthumanist thought and Donna Haraway’s concept of the cyborg. Stelarc argues that the body can transcend its biological limits and integrate with technology, presenting human-machine interaction as a field of artistic experimentation. His performances blur the boundaries between art and science, body and technology, proposing a new mode of existence. The study first explores the development of performance art and Stelarc’s place within it, followed by an analysis of posthumanist perspectives on the human body. Through experimental projects such as Third Hand, Stomach Sculpture, Exoskeleton, and Ear on Arm , the article discusses how the body is reshaped through technology. These performances illustrate the ways in which humans can transform through biotechnology and digital systems. The article questions whether Stelarc’s art is merely an aesthetic expression or a foresight into the posthuman era, while also evaluating the philosophical, ethical, and social dimensions of this transformation. Ultimately, it offers an interdisciplinary perspective on how the body is redefined at the intersection of technology and art.

Keywords

• Posthumanism
• performance art
• Stelarc
• Donna Haraway
• cyborg
• cybernetic human

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