Arthur Elsenaar
Arthur Elsenaar (born in Naarden, Netherlands, 1962) is an artist, engineer and hacker whose work explores computer-controlled human facial expression.
Life[edit]
Elsenaar studied at the Academie Minerva in Groningen, Netherlands. Before he became active as an artist he worked as an engineer and presenter for pirate radio stations in the Netherlands.[1] He teaches at the ArtScience Interfaculty at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.[2]
Work[edit]
Elsenaar is known for his work on electro-facial choreography: the use of electrical stimulation of the facial musculature to alter facial expression. His work includes Huge Harry (1997) and Perfect Paul - On freedom of facial expression (2012), both of which are lecture performances where a computer program narrates to the audience whilst Elsenaar's facial musculature is stimulated to demonstrate different possibilities of electro-facial choreography.[3][4]
His work Face Shift (2005) has been acquired by the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam for their permanent collection,[5] and he has won several awards including an honorary mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 1997 and the Technarte Best Speaker Award.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Arthur Elsenaar". V2 Institute for the unstable media. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ a b "ArtScience Interfaculty". ArtScience Interfaculty. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ Elsenaar, Arthur; Scha, Remko (2002). "Electric Body Manipulation as Performance Art: A historical perspective". Leonardo. 12: 17–28.
- ^ "Perfect Paul - On freedom of facial expression (2012)". Code Matter(s). Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Face Shift". Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
External links[edit]
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