El cuerpo que desaparece

Abstract

Through a process of self-exploration and self-awareness, where the pandemic and the increasing use of technology, especially cell phones and social media, have significantly impacted my way of experiencing reality and identity, I seek to reflect on the relationship between the body, technology and virtuality in contemporary society. Exploring how the constant presence of technology has displaced the body and physical presence towards a more virtual experience, where image and appearance become fundamental. The problem of the image is related to the search for identity and validation through followers and reactions on social media, as well as the influence of search algorithms. These dynamics have led to a kind of “homogenization” and a massification of everyday experience that influences the perception of the body and the world for people of different contexts and origins, placing technology as a mediator in human relationships, specifically in the erotic and affective sphere. Virtuality and social media have modified the way we relate to eroticism, the body and love. I seek to reflect on artificial intelligence, post-image, and how the constant presence of mobile devices and virtual applications has modified my perception of reality. Questioning how virtual reality becomes an imaginary space that reflects and reconfigures daily life, while artificial intelligence transforms the production of images and challenges human autonomy in art. Busco refletir sobre a inteligência artificial, a pós-imagem e como a presença constante de dispositivos móveis e aplicativos virtuais modificou minha percepção da realidade, questionando como a realidade virtual torna-se um espaço imaginário que reflete e reconfigura a vida diária, ao mesmo tempo que a inteligência artificial transforma a produção de imagens e desafia a autonomia humana na arte.