The work follows a traditional Buddhist practice called Patikulamanasikara and explores the physical self from the perspective of the cyborg and post-humanism, providing another way of thinking about how the body is constructed, even imagined.

Presentation
Virtual technology has revolutionized the way we perceive our physical presence. This includes not only the manipulation of avatars in virtual games, but also the relationship between Vtubers and their voice actors.
“Patikulamanasikar” places the viewer’s perspective inside a “virtual body”, allowing them to control it synchronously with VR headset controls. However, this “virtual body” is not an avatar, but rather a virtual metaphor for the viewer’s flesh, skeleton and viscera. In this work, the viewer appears to temporarily access the virtual body. However, over time, the viewer ends up losing the power to control this cybernetic flesh.
The work follows a traditional Buddhist practice; Patikulamanasikara, reflections on repulsiveness. As if conducting an anatomical dissection by the intention of thought, through the “contemplation of impurity” the Buddhist disciple takes those that make up his or her own body – the organs, fluids and filling tissues – as objects to meditate on. Through this practice, the disciple develops a sense of abjection towards the body, breaking away from the preoccupation with the flesh.
Patikulamanasikara constructs a metaphor for the mutual reference and involvement of the internal anatomy and virtual technology of humans. As “the beating heart becomes the number of frames per second, and each gesture becomes the calculation of the reverse video”, he sends the virtual experience of the viewers circling around the virtual landscape, the body and perception. At the same time, Patikulamanasikara’s practice reflects a certain understanding of the body. The artwork explores the physical self from the perspective of the cyborg and post-humanism, providing another way of thinking about how the body is constructed, even imagined.