Non-human in Technology-Based Art. Machine as an Agent

Student: Eroshchenkova Vera

Supervisor: Nina Sosna

Educational Programme: Applied Cultural Studies (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2019

The paper dwells on the topic of human-machine interaction and the way it changes through time. On the basis of philosophical ideas (mostly posthumanism) and media artworks it reveals that the changing role of the machine in human’s eyes consists of many roles it plays in art. The thesis consists of introduction, two chapters (the first one dwells on the topic of philosophy, the second is dedicated to artworks) and conclusion (which is a summary and findings).

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