Man sticks camera in the back of his head, fulfills our childhood fantasies (video)

Remember when your parents told you they had eyes in the back of their heads, and part of you wanted to believe? Well, NYU professor and artist Wafaa Bilal recently had that done. You’re looking a removable digital camera affixed to a titanium plate implanted in the back of his skull, which takes images once a minute wherever he goes. The resulting lifecast gets piped to to a satchel at his side, which be used in his art project The 3rd I at the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art on December 30th… but you should be able to get a sneak peek at the images at his website in just a little over a week. The man’s been responsible for controversial art before, however (see: the “Virtual Jihadi” game) so we can’t promise this one will be any safer for work. Also, no word on whether he’s yet hooked up the whole kit to some sweet LCD goggles . Here’s hoping. Video after the break. Continue reading Man sticks camera in the back of his head, fulfills our childhood fantasies (video) Man sticks camera in the back of his head, fulfills our childhood fantasies (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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