Event – LivingBodiesObjects

Kara: An Artificial Friend staged as part of Being Human: A “Festival of the Humanities” | November 2023

Three people appear in the photograph standing in a theatre with black back drop. A female actor stands on the left dressed in black and wearing a silver wig. A male wearing glasses, a checked shirt and brown cardigan stands in the centre. A female actor wearing glasses, a bright pink cardigan and pink hoop earrings stands at the right. She wears a name tag labelled Yaxin.

On 9-10 November, the LBO team brought the theatrical piece Kara: An Artificial Friend to Being Human – “the UK’s national festival of the humanities.”

Living Bodies Objects Launch | May 2022

A dancer dressed entirely in black is sat on the floor in the middle of an exhibition being held in a dimly lit workshop. The dancer is wearing headphones and is sat on a giant abstract artwork of a human body that has been painted onto the flooring.

On 16 May, 80 people gathered on campus at the University of Leeds for the launch of LivingBodiesObjects. The project was introduced in a series of speeches, followed by a dance performance. The guests were then invited to experience a series of artworks, including interactive displays, installed around the venue. Immersive documentation was used to … Read more