FUTURE DESIGN HUMAN BODY INTERACTION

The pervasive diffusion of enabling technologies is creating an unprecedented awareness that takes shape through processes and practices of deep manipulation of our bodies – ancient and contemporary – through design.

The international symposium Future Design Human Body Interaction aims at investigating how the enabling technologies are creating new skills and new behaviours in which new processes take shape to profoundly renew the design concepts for the body.

The survey will allow for the specific investigation of three specific areas:

• Homo Faber
  Man and his constructive action. Human tools and interfaces for creating and working.
• Homo Saluber
  Man in a system of well-being. Artefacts of the body to enhance the well-being of the individual.
• Homo Cogitans
  Man between interpretation and prediction. Data, predictions to adjust, adapt and transform one' s behaviour.

The Symposium will be an opportunity to confront in a "hybrid" and multidirectional way to some questions on the relationship between man-machine evolution.

• An international call will be opened in preparation for the event through a survey with the aim of:
• build a network of observers with expertise in the symposium's subject area;
• conduct a census, catalog, map out and interpret the significant cases related to this phenomenon;
• gather together scholars and active witnesses, who are conducting experiments all around the world, to exchange insights;
• put in action this exchange to hold a collective reflection on the theme starting from the Symposium.