/ Nomination №1. Illustrations of the neo-human
The "Neo-humanity" illustration competition.
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Nomination #1. Illustrations of the neo-human - Apple MacBook Air.
Voting conditions:
1. The online voting will last for two weeks. The winners from each categpru will be announced on Tuesday, 23 October.
2. You may only vote once in each category and for only one illustration.
3. Only members of the “2045” Initiative may vote.
We wish all of the nominees good luck!
Let’s go!
1. Yulia Khudyakova. Virtual Journey
2. Ivan Kolchanov. New View
3. Ivan Kolchanov. Immortal Feeling
4. Nikolai Pronev. Avatar 2045
5. Nastyonka Kleo. The Colonist and the Dawn
6. Octavio Cordova. Neo-Humanity
7. Ksenia Komarova. Neo-interaction
8. Ksenia Komarova. Space Exploration
9. Konstantin Bratishko. Avatar D
10. Anatasia Koshchevich. Homofuturis
11. Maria Kovtun. Forest Fire
Artist's commentary: "The illustration shows a person helping an animal that could not escape from a fire. As the person is no longer afraid of fire, they may protect animals with the power of their bio-field".
12. Maria Kovtun. An Artist in Space
Artists' commentary: "The illustration shows how people will be able to fly in outer space without space suits. In this case, the artist has drawn a stellar explosion from nature, which can be seen on the edge of the globe".
13. Yuying (Nina) Zhang. Neo-Humanity
14. Yelena Dudorova. Own Body Simulation
15. Yulia Medvedeva. The Neo-Human in the Worldwide Web
16. Yarosh Nohkhan. Avatar D. Virtual Reality
Artist's commentary: "The photo shows my avatar in the virtual enviironments Second Life and Opensim. The appearance of the avatar, the objects and settings of the environment are all created by the user (i.e. me in this case). The main idea is to show freedom of creativity and self-expression that is available to the "inhabitants" of virtual worlds of the present and future".
17. Ayuna Mitulova. Neo-Human
18. Veronika Lysenko. Through the Universe
/ experts
- Alexander A.Professor, head of the laboratory in the Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology RAS
Frolov‘The problem of creating artificial memory devices capable of storing the natural memory of a given individual is, understandably, complex but by no means unsolvable...’
- Professor Boris K.Ph.D. in Medicine, Head of the Cells and Tissues Growth Laboratory of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics (Russian Academy of Sciences)
GAVRILYUK“For skin on a cyborg, you simply need to create a nutrition system. And basically . . . we are not really complex in design! There are only a few systems: the circulatory system carries oxygen and nutrients; the excretory system extirpates the waste. The rest is end-effectors. To begin we can create a very simple living organism—then, later, more complex systems. . . .”
- Dmitry A.President of the Center for Cellular and Biomedical Technologies, First Moscow Medical University and expert on the conscious management of health, biotherapy and the prevention of aging
SHAMENKOV‘The body gradually becomes artificial; new tissues replace existing ones, and new media, somehow extending the limits of our body, are being invented. Of course, man and technology are being knitted together. Step by step, we are moving towards the formation of a cybernetic organism...’
- SergeyHead of the Space Technology and Telecommunications Cluster at the Skolkovo
Jukov"I am absolutely convinced that the movement “2045’ happened exactly at the right time and the right place as I believe in the great future for Russia, in her success after temporary difficulties".
- NickPhD, Professor of Oxford University, co-founder (with David Pearce) of the World Transhumanist Association
Bostrom"The digital path [of extreme longevity] would be, if we could develop technology eventually to do human whole brain emulation, where we would create a very detailed model of a particular human brain and then emulate that in the computer, where we would have an indefinite life span potential, we could make backup copies and so forth..."
- Mikhail Y.Ph.D. in Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Senior Researcher of the Heat-Resistant Thermoplastics Laboratory at ISPM (Russian Academy of Sciences), creator of nanosensor neurologic ‘Electronic nose’ system
YABLOKOV‘When creating an artificial human, we need to add an emotional trend to the predominant robotics one. It’s an all-inclusive idea, and it’s in the air...’
- Dmitry H.Artist, art theorist, Curator of the National Center of Contemporary Arts (Kaliningrad branch)
BULATOV‘In the near future, hybrid combinations of living and nonliving elements will help to recover lost or missing original features. And of course, greatly enhance them in comparison to the usual ones...’
- Viktor YurievichPh.D. in Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Senior Researcher of the V.I.Il`ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute (Russian Academy of Sciences), composer, philosopher
Argonov“I think that before initiating a radical cyborgization of the brain, you have to find the neural correlate of consciousness. Does it have a physical or purely informational nature in the form of neurosignals? Is there a group of neurons that is directly responsible for consciousness? Or perhaps consciousness is produced by still smaller elements within neurons. . . .”
- Viktor F.Correspondent member of RAS, professor of the Moscow State University, head of the laboratory “Psychology of communications and psychosemantics” (MSU)
Petrenko"I think that as a working hypothesis, it is possible that forms of contacts with highly advanced civilizations are possible as a result of this profound meditation..."
- Professor Vyacheslav Y.Ph.D. in Biology, Inventor of the "Bioartificial liver" device
RYABININ - MaximRussian futurologist writer, journalist
Kalashnikov"This is something that nobody in the world could pass up. Creation of super- and posthuman, I believe, is a gaining of new strength while saving from degeneration and extinction, . This could potentially make Russia the world leader…’
- Vladimir A.President of Neyrobotiks
KONYSHEV‘The transfer of the brain into an artificial body, more enduring, more perfect, is the only way the human race to stay on Earth...’