Manel Muñoz

Manel De Aguas Muñoz (born 10 October 1996 in Barcelona), known artistically as Manel De Aguas,[1] is a Spanish cyborg artist and transpecies activist based in Barcelona,[2] best known for developing and installing weather sensory fins in his head.[3] The fins, formally known as 'Weather Fins', allow him to hear atmospheric pressure, humidity and temperature changes through implants at each side of his head.[4] Depending on the changes he feels, he can predict weather changes as well as sense his current altitude.[5]

Manel De Aguas
De Aguas in 2020
Born
Manel De Aguas Muñoz

(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996
Barcelona, Spain
Known for
Notable workWeather Fins
MovementCyborg art
Websitemaneldeaguas.com

De Aguas studied contemporary photography in Barcelona and became Cyborg Foundation's artist in residence in 2016.[6] In 2017, he co-founded the Transpecies Society,[7] an association that gives voice to people who do not identify as being 100% human and raises awareness on issues they face.[8] The association, based in Barcelona, offers workshops specialized in the design and creation of new senses and organs.[9]

De Aguas has shared his experience as a cyborg artist by performing and speaking in conferences and festivals in Germany, UK, Romania, Spain and The Netherlands among others.[10] He also talks about it extensively in the Shaping Business Minds Through Art podcast.[11]

See also
  • Moon Ribas – Spanish avant-garde artist and cyborg activist
  • Neil Harbisson – Spanish-Irish musician, artist and cyborg

References
  1. Zas, Raquel (15 July 2019). "This cyborg artist can sense the weather using ear implants". i-D. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. Fernandez, Javier A. "Hoy te has cruzado con un cíborg y no te has dado cuenta", El País, 12 September 2017
  3. Zas, Raquel "This Cyborg Artist Can Sense The Weather Using Ear Implants.", Vice, 29 July 2020.
  4. Editor "Cyborg becomes 'human weather station' after surgically implanting 'fins' into his head", Irongate10, 28 May 2020
  5. "Festival Future Port představí i kyborg", MediaGuru, 7 September 2017
  6. Carrillo, Nereida "Cíborgs: l’art de dissenyar-se a un mateix", Ara, 25 June 2017
  7. "A veces nos operamos, nos insertamos tecnología, encima de un piano", EITB Radio Televisión Pública, 1 January 2018
  8. Editorial "Ciborgs: el increíble mundo de quienes no se consideran 100% humanos", Semana, 11 November 2017.
  9. Ferenci, Isabella "Cyborg ist, wer sich als Cyborg fühlt“, ORF, 13 October 2017
  10. Vizan, Sebastian "Următorul pas în evoluția omenirii: tipul ăsta are Internet în craniu, aude culori și acum vrea să simtă Soarele sub piele" Archived 2019-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, Noizz, 2017
  11. #11 Moon Ribas & Manel de Aguas. Cyborg Art: Creating New Senses and Organs. - Shaping Business Minds Through Art - The Artian Podcast, retrieved 26 February 2021
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