Manel De Aguas Muñoz (born 10 October 1996 in Barcelona), known artistically as Manel De Aguas,[1] is a Spanish cyborg artist and transpecies activist based in Barcelona,[2] best known for developing and installing weather sensory fins in his head.[3] The fins, formally known as 'Weather Fins', allow him to hear atmospheric pressure, humidity and temperature changes through implants at each side of his head.[4] Depending on the changes he feels, he can predict weather changes as well as sense his current altitude.[5]
De Aguas studied contemporary photography in Barcelona and became Cyborg Foundation's artist in residence in 2016.[6] In 2017, he co-founded the Transpecies Society,[7] an association that gives voice to people who do not identify as being 100% human and raises awareness on issues they face.[8] The association, based in Barcelona, offers workshops specialized in the design and creation of new senses and organs.[9]
De Aguas has shared his experience as a cyborg artist by performing and speaking in conferences and festivals in Germany, UK, Romania, Spain and The Netherlands among others.[10] He also talks about it extensively in the Shaping Business Minds Through Art podcast.[11]
See also
Moon Ribas – Spanish avant-garde artist and cyborg activist
Neil Harbisson – Catalan-Irish musician, artist and cyborg
