Document Type : Research Paper
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1 art university of isfahan
2 Art Research Department, Faculty of Advanced Arts and Entrepreneurship, Art University of Isfahan
Abstract
In contemporary times, the symbiosis of art and technology has paved the way for the emergence of new concepts like “Technobody.” It is here that the biological characteristics of modern humans are challenged, highlighting the need to rethink the nature of human interactions with technology. In this research, we based our work on Don Ihde’s post-phenomenological perspective and used it as a systematic framework to demonstrate how this concept is represented in the film “Ex Machina” and the animation “Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children,” which are two prominent works in this field. Through this, we elucidated the similarities and differences in these representations. In this research, the analysis is based on Don Ihde’s fourfold relations. We tried to show that in ‘Ex Machina’, the human world and the technological world intertwine; through the blending of these two subjects, techno-body in the form of artificial intelligence emerges, interacting directly with humans in a corresponding human form. This theme is manifested in ‘Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children' as post-human, which is expressed in a continuum with tools in a cybernetic space. Here, reality and fiction intertwine, and the boundary between humanity and technology dissolves. Studies show that these two works differ in their genre and artistic expression, yet both emphasize the reciprocal influence of humanity and technology, depicting their interaction. Technology, with the help of human experience, provides a new definition of the concept of humanity, thus enabling the creation of new experiences.
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