Superhuman: Exhibition at The Wellcome Collection

19th July - 16th October 2012

The Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE

An Exhibition Exploring Human Enhancement.

Glasses, lipstick, false teeth, the contraceptive pill and even your mobile phone – we take for granted how commonplace human enhancements are. Current scientific developments point to a future where cognitive enhancers and medical nanorobots will be widespread as we seek to augment our beauty, intelligence and health.

Superhuman takes a broad and playful look at our obsession with being the best that we can be. Items on display range from an ancient Egyptian prosthetic toe to a packet of Viagra, alongside contributions from artists such as Matthew Barney and scientists, ethicists and commentators working at the cutting edge of this most exciting, and feared, area of modern science. A video debate delves into the future of human enhancement: are desires for self-amendment so intrinsic we can consider bodily extensions as evolutionary progress or are these adaptations a denial of what makes us human?

Please see the Exhibition page on the Wellcome Collection website for further information.