Yue Zhou

Playful, interactive, and rooted in everyday life.
Cybroc
Speculative design, Conceptual art, 2023-2024  

Co-create with 
Ke Huang,  Xi He

Advisers:
Weibo Chen, Wheeler William

Speculative Concept Design: 
Botao 'Amber' Hu


Exhibition:
The 12th International Symposium of Chinese CHI  Art gallery, Innovation Award, Shenzhen, China

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Cybroc: Cyborgizing Broccoli for Longevity

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Cybroc is a series of kinetic art installations exploring the recent proliferating populist longevity activism through the satirical cyborgization of broccoli. The artwork augments the symbol of health food-broccoli-with prosthetic limbs to perform so-called longevity-enhancing exercises such as cold plunges, treadmill running, brachiation (arm-swinging), sled pushing, etc.-all simulations of primal human survival tasks reframed as modern fitness routines. Despite its mechanical augmentations, the broccoli's inevitable decay and rotting after exhibiting high-intensity performances prompts reflection on the limits of biological enhancement and the ethics of human enhancement beyond natural capabilities, particularly transhumanist ideals. By juxtaposing a symbolic healthy vegetable with cutting-edge concepts of human enhancement, Cybroc challenges viewers to consider the intersection of nature, technology, and the human quest for extended lifespan in our transhuman era.


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