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Neil Harbisson: Cyborg

If you lose one sense the others only get stronger, but through a greater access to body modification tools and a popularising of formerly niche bio-hacking communities, we can take that a step further.

Neil Harbisson is colour blind, at least in the traditional manner as he senses colour through an antenna reaching from the back of his skull to the centre of his forehead. This makes his a walking cyborg, The antenna converts hue into frequency, thus his world of colour is translated into music. Full English breakfasts are an F or G sharp, Nicole Kidman’s facial frequencies are similar to that of Prince Charles and turquoise, purple and orange, his preferred funeral attire, is a C Major. Plus, it’s WiFi enabled, because we already live in the future.

  • Jack Needham