"Extended and Prosthetic Bodies"

I liked Matthew Barney's "Blind Perineum" because I think that the meaning behind his work is something that we are dealing with more than ever as our technology is growing. He shows how strong that his body can be when he scales the walls with all the climbing technology he is wearing. Though it empowers him it also has harmed him when an ice pick penetrates him. Though technology has made our lives better in some ways there is usually some disturbing side to how it has added to our lives and made us "less human". It is possible now to put tiny defibulators inside peoples chests to fix their heartrates when having a heart attack, but when the deceased passes away it has been known to make the body jump and twitch which upsets family and friends who witness it. Using technology can threaten us bodily and emotionally especially when we become to proud of what we accomplished and too trusting of its abilities.