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Meditations on the intersection of humanity and technology

Oct. 1, 2020

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Documentary photographer Olivia Arthur has been exploring a new frontier: the evolution of the blurring line between humanity and technology. In this meditative talk, she shows her work documenting the remarkable ways humans have merged with machines—from bionics and motorized limbs to synthetic muscles and strikingly realistic robots—and offers wisdom on the complexity, adaptability and resilience of the human body.

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