Manel De Aguas Muñoz (born 10 October 1996 in

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), known artistically as Manel De Aguas, is a Spanish

cyborg art Cyborg art, also known as cyborgism, is an art movement that began in the mid-2000s in United Kingdom, Britain. It is based on the creation and addition of new senses to the body via cybernetic implants and the creation of art works through new se ...

ist and transpecies activist based in

, best known for developing and installing weather sensory fins in his head. The fins, formally known as 'Weather Fins', allow him to hear

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and

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changes through implants at each side of his head. Depending on the changes he feels, he can predict weather changes as well as sense his current altitude. De Aguas studied contemporary photography in Barcelona and became

Cyborg Foundation The Cyborg Foundation is a nonprofit organization created in 2010 by cyborg activists and artists Moon Ribas and Neil Harbisson. The foundation is a platform for the research, creation and promotion of projects related to extending and creating ne ...

's artist in residence in 2016. In 2017, he co-founded the Transpecies Society, an association that gives voice to people who do not identify as being 100% human and raises awareness on issues they face. The association, based in Barcelona, offers workshops specialized in the design and creation of new senses and organs. De Aguas has shared his experience as a cyborg artist by performing and speaking in conferences and festivals in Germany, UK, Romania, Spain and The Netherlands among others. He also talks about it extensively in the Shaping Business Minds Through Art podcast.

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Report including Neil Harbisson, Moon Ribas, Kevin Warwick and Manel De Aguas in El País

Interview in Radio Cope

Report including other cyborg artists in La Vanguardia Magazine

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