Ideas and themes central to both cybernetics and existentialist philosophy converge in the work of some of the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Utilizing little or no technology, these artists nonetheless employ “systems” approaches and protocybernetic models, while simultaneously exploring themes directly related to existentialism.

Robots and cyborgs perform the humanization of machines and the dehumanization of humans. Paradoxically, these “metal performances” also dramatize a return to nature and the animal

Is digital multimedia the new interface between performance theory and practice? An exploration of hypermedia discourse and documentation supported by the interactive CD-ROM Chameleons 2: Theatre in a Movie Screen.