Twitch of the death nerve

BACKGROUND 'Twitch of the death nerve' is a kinetic sculpture that contributes to a body of creative works that explore the role technology is playing in redefining contemporary aesthetics. It draws on Haig's past work that focuses on the themes of the human body, devolution, abjection, transformation and psychopathology. CONTRIBUTION Exhibited at the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) in Istanbul, 'Twitch of the death nerve' produced innovations in process and form through engagement with new approaches to kinetic based electronic art as well as in the conceptual realm. With regards to the latter, the work challenges the ways in which we consider the human body and its relationship to the media landscape and new and emerging technologies. This relationship, between the body, new technology and digital spaces, was also the subject of a paper presented by Haig at ISEA. SIGNIFICANCE 'Twitch of the death nerve' was selected by curators Lanfranco Acet and Özden Şahin for inclusion in the 'Uncontainable' exhibition at ISEA in Istanbul, Turkey. ISEA is one of the world's most prestigious symposia for exhibiting electronic and media based art. The 2011 symposium in Istambul was scheduled to coincide with the Istanbul Biennale which extended exposure significantly. Indeed, the 2011 symposium was the largest to date, with 1500 registered attendees and over 100 exhibiting artists. Haig received a Cultural Exchange grant from Arts Victoria to exhibit the 'Twitch of the death nerve' at ISEA. His work was subsequently featured in the Leonardo Electronic Almanac, the international peer reviewed electronic journal and web archive covering the interaction of the arts, sciences, and technology.

BACKGROUND《死亡神经的抽搐》（Twitch of the death nerve）是一件动态雕塑（kinetic sculpture），隶属于一系列探讨技术在重塑当代审美中所扮演角色的创意作品集群。该作品汲取了海格过往创作的核心脉络，其主题涵盖人体、退化、卑贱、形态转型与精神病理等范畴。
CONTRIBUTION《死亡神经的抽搐》曾于土耳其伊斯坦布尔举办的国际电子艺术研讨会（International Symposium of Electronic Art, ISEA）上展出。该作品通过结合动态电子艺术的全新创作路径，在创作手法与形式层面实现了创新；在概念维度上亦有所突破。具体而言，该作品对我们审视人体及其与媒介环境、新兴科技之间关系的固有认知提出了挑战。而人体、新兴技术与数字空间之间的这一关联，亦是海格在该届ISEA上发表的学术论文的核心议题。
SIGNIFICANCE《死亡神经的抽搐》经策展人兰弗兰科·阿塞特（Lanfranco Acet）与厄兹登·沙欣（Özden Şahin）甄选，被纳入土耳其伊斯坦布尔ISEA的「不可控」（Uncontainable）展览单元。ISEA是全球最具声望的电子与媒介艺术展映研讨会之一。2011年伊斯坦布尔研讨会与伊斯坦布尔双年展同期举办，大幅提升了该活动的曝光度。事实上，2011年的研讨会是当时规模最大的一届，注册参会者达1500人，参展艺术家逾百位。海格曾获维多利亚州艺术署（Arts Victoria）颁发的文化交流资助金，得以在ISEA展出《死亡神经的抽搐》。此后，其作品亦登上《莱昂纳多电子年鉴》（Leonardo Electronic Almanac）——这份覆盖艺术、科学与技术交互领域的国际同行评审电子期刊与网络档案库。