Jonah, a «Library of Ourselves» story
Art/science perspective on embodied thinking
Scientific theories of embodied cognition suggest that we think with our body; that the way we perceive and act in the world depend on how we perceive our body, influencing our thoughts as well as our social conduct. It is assumed that we simulate other person’s bodily state to better understand them. In this exhibit, we aim to demonstrate and investigate how bodily experiences influence cognition by virtually embodying another person. Participants will experience a touching narrative from the «Library of Ourselves», an open collection of immersive narratives presented from a multisensory first-person perspective. Each narrative is created by people from the community in collaboration with BeAnotherLab. This specific narrative tells the story of Jonah, a transgender living in Amsterdam, who talks about his journey to construct his identity, the differences about how he is treated at home and outside, as well as finding love and acceptance with his partner and friends. In a collaboration between BeAnotherLab and the Body, Self and Plasticity Lab of the University of Zurich, we investigate and demonstrate how experiencing this perspective in a more or less immersive way might influence the perception of Jonah, and social cognition and stereotypes in general..
Come by and virtually embody another person on following dates:
Thursday 30.08., 18-20 Uhr
Friday 31.08., 16-18 Uhr
Sunday 02.09., 12-17 Uhr
Tuesday 04.09., 14-17 Uhr
Friday 07.09., 14-17 Uhr
Tuesday 11.09., 11-15 Uhr
Wednesday 12.09., 15-18 Uhr
Sunday 16.09., 12-17 Uhr
Thursday 20.09., 16:30-18:00
Friday 28.09., 15-18 Uhr
Sunday 30.09., 12-17 Uhr
Friday 05.10, 11-14 Uhr
Sunday, 7.10., 12-17 Uhr
Wednesday 10.10., 14.30-18.30
Thursday 11.10., 16.30-19 Uhr
Saturday 13.10., 12.30-15 Uhr
Sunday 14.10, 13-17 Uhr
Friday 19.10, 14-17.45 Uhr
Sunday 21.10., 13-15.30 Uhr
Friday 26.10., 13-16.30 Uhr
Wednesday 31.10., 15-18 Uhr
Thursday 1.11., 16.30-19 Uhr
Friday 2.11., 14-17 Uhr
Saturday 3.11., 10-15 Uhr
At those times, visitors can slip into another virtual body themselves.
BeAnotherLab is a multinational interdisciplinary collective that promotes the flux of knowledge between artistic, social and techno-scientific disciplines through dialogue. Since 2012 the team has created a collection of practices and technologies that aim at generating the illusion of embodying another person. More
The Body, Self and Plasticity (BSP) Lab of the University of Zurich studies the development of the bodily self across the life span and how its plasticity modulates and is modulated by cognitive, emotional, pathological and environmental conditions. More
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