"Bionic Bodies — Exploring 'Moist Media' at the Intersection of Psychedelic States, Technology and Queer Perspectives through Print Media Practises"
Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings August 28, 2025 Kelby Paquette-Anderson
This research explores the convergence of ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ modalities in visual and material processes to reimagine the ‘bionic’ body as a site of syncretic and transformative potential. Rooted in Roy Ascott’s theory of syncretism—finding unity between unlike things—and Legacy Russell’s glitch theory, the thesis creation positions non-binary and queer identities as active agents of disruption,...