VIDEO INSTALLATION: SHAPING MY BODY

Abstract

This research article stems from the researcher's childhood experiences of being overweight and unhealthy, prompting his parents to encourage physical exercise to become stronger and healthier. This journey led to a transformation of his body to conform to the idealized standards portrayed through various online media. Currently, we reside in the Posthuman World, where advanced technology and science aid in fulfilling imaginative ideals of bodily perfection. The objectives of this research are: 1) to contemplate the process of bodily transformation according to one's idealized standards, 2) to review ideas through study, research, and experimentation leading to the manifestation of bodily changes according to idealized frameworks, and 3) to explore avenues of creating conceptual frameworks through artistic experimentation. Furthermore, this research emphasizes a study process, starting with the research question “To what extent is the creation of an idealized body achievable?” The research methodology includes: 1. studying and researching basic information regarding body changes, 2. analyzing and synthesizing data to create the primary concept, 3. conducting practical experiments using one’s own body, 4. considering oneself as an object of experimentation, and 5. creating storyboards and doing experimental works. The research process mentioned above will lead to the concept of creating work related to building the researcher's ideal body through exercise and nutrition like a bodybuilder, as discussed in this research article, providing insights into research through experimental processes for the creation of artistic outputs.