"Neil Harbisson (born 27 July 1982) is a Catalan-raised, British-born contemporary artist and cyborg activist based in New York. He is best known for being the first person in the world with an antenna implanted in his skull and for being officially recognized as a cyborg by a government. His antenna uses audible vibrations in his skull to report information to him. This includes measurements of electromagnetic radiation, phone calls, music, as well as video or images which are translated into sound. His wifi=enabled antenna also allows him to receive signals and data from satellites. Since 2004, international media has described him as the world's first cyborg or the world's first cyborg artist, for expressing himself artistically through a new sense created by the permanent union between cybernetics and his brain. In 2010, he..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Harbisson "Born with a rare visual condition, Harbisson sees the world in shades of gray only. But he has overcome his condition by creating a device, the Eyeborg, a small head mounted camera that allows him to perceive color, and transforms it into a particular sound (so to "hear" colors, translating color into sound and viceversa). Harbisson, born in Belfast in 1982, defines himself as a cyborg, because of this "third eye" being permanently attached to his head. The Eyeborg, created by Harbisson with the help of a Cybernetic researcher - has become an exciting new door to the world of art and music. His latest project is Cyber Venezia. On the occasion of the 2009 Biennale di Venezia, Harbisson presented at Giudecca 795 his Eyeborg, his "Sound Portraits" of celebrities, (also giving the audience [the opportunity] to have their own sound portrait expressly made), and "Sonochromatics", chromatic expression of famous music pieces (customised Sonochromatics of your favourite music, or speech, can also be ordered)." http://www.giudecca795.com/en/artists/Neil-Harbisson/Rachmaninov-Piano-Concert-n3_n450.html undefined

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