Homo Novus

Interactive Transmedia
(Dye Sublimation on Fabric, (4) Etched Plexiglass Panels, Acrylic, Wood, WS2812 LED, Microcontroller, Slide Potentiometers, Wires, Custom Control Box, Custom Circuit Board.)
2021

Homo Novus explores the idea of a perfect society composed of prosocial individuals. The work is an interactive piece that simulates an fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scan showing the neural correlates of empathy, compassion, and altruism. The work is composed of several layers of etched acrylic sheets that are lit by a programmed LED matrix. The intensity of each behavior can be adjusted to one’s preference through the use of the slide potentiometers in the control box.

ROAN ALVAREZ

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ROAN ALVAREZ

Homo Novus

︎The Crisis of the Self-Authoring Subject ︎ Smoke Screen Shuffle ︎ 21st Century Gesture Studies ︎ Homo Novus ︎ ctrl(d)+shift(s) ︎ I to the Nth Power
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ROAN ALVAREZ

Homo Novus

︎The Crisis of the Self-Authoring Subject ︎ Smoke Screen Shuffle ︎ 21st Century Gesture Studies ︎ Homo Novus ︎ ctrl(d)+shift(s) ︎ I to the Nth Power > Home

ROAN ALVAREZ

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︎The Crisis of the Self-Authoring Subject ︎ Smoke Screen Shuffle ︎ 21st Century Gesture Studies ︎ Homo Novus ︎ ctrl(d)+shift(s) ︎ I to the Nth Power
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