From 'Database Aesthetics. Art in the Age of Information Overflow'

'Artists have always been concerned with the representation of the body as a mirror or our collective state of consciousness. And I believe our artistic perspective is worthy of consideration-or at least is useful as another viewpoint for ongoing public debates regarding identity and the rights of individuals. This is especially important in the light of the inherent assumptions in the media of what constitutes a "body," how biological "life" is defined, and how political answers are separated from larger philosophical issues of the ways in which we, as society, may be changing our perceptions of self.' (Vesna, 2007 p. 8)