“Topography of the body” is a hypnotic narrative about the human body as a wireless transceiver. Based on the theories of dr. Giuseppe Calligaris (1876–1944), a neurologist whose central research interest was the body-mind reflex chains. He discovered that human skin is covered with a network of hyperaesthetic lines, which – when stimulated with specific tools or a low electrical current – affect physiology and perception of a person and lead to psychic abilities. Each body-mind unit is part of a vast network spanning across space and time, and thus have access to all information ever produced. In this self-generating database, everything is being continuously uploaded, shared, and displayed on the screens of individual minds. To complement the Calligaris’ theory, other references are weaved into the narrative: e.g. holomovement of David Bohm, excerpts from the works of Karen Barad, or the theory of acupuncture.
