These ribs extend up the back of Graham’s spine, effectively eliminating his neck. Piccinini redesigns Graham’s torso so that his ribcage is fortified with organic airbags implanted in between each rib. As Kenfield also notes, the body’s natural armature of a ribcage is effective protection for the body’s organs against external trauma yet inadequate protection from the impact of a speeding car. Two adjacent panels hold iPads fitted with the software Google Tango – a new generation augmented reality technology – which viewers can interact with by pointing to parts of Graham’s body triggering 3D modelled imagery of his internal features on the iPad screen accompanied by video clips of interviews with both Kenfield and Logan airing their professional, clinical opinions.Īs Kenfield informs us, skin is often one of the easiest body parts to be damaged in collisions, so Piccinini’s solution for Graham is to give him ‘tougher, stronger skin’. Made of silicone and human hair, Graham is displayed astride a concrete bench seat, scantily clad in blue shorts, arms splayed and chest protuding in a posture of almost defiant exhibitionism. Meet Graham is Patricia Piccinini’s cyborg prototype of hypothetical anatomy designed to mitigate the physical trauma experienced by the human body in high-speed collisions.Ĭommissioned by the Transport Accident Commission and devised by Piccinini in collaboration with Royal Melbourne Hospital trauma surgeon Christian Kenfield and Monash Univeristy Accident Research Centre crash investigator David Logan, Graham’s range of improved bodily features includes a redesigned skull, torso and legs. The development of the car as a modern commuting technology has given us access to unprecedented forms of mobility but concomitantly, higher rates of speed to which our bodies are increasingly vulnerable. The premise of Meet Graham is simple: the natural and unmodified form of the human body is ill-equipped to withstand the perils of the modern world, in particular, the catastrophic force of motor vehicle collisions.
8th Australian Pacific Triennial of Cont.
Spaces for Reflection: Natasha Johns-Mes.Endless Circulation: 5th TarraWarra Bie.Patricia Piccinini: Meet Graham: Geelong.
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