In the third decade of the 21st century, the interaction between art and society remains as strong as ever. The advent of new media and socio-political developments in the second half of the 20th century define for cultural theory and art the transition from Modernism to Postmodernism. With the gradual dominance of digital media and the generalisation of the use of the internet, the cycle of Postmodernism comes to an end relatively soon, at the beginning of the 21st century. The after, defined by Postmodernist concepts.

“You can’t experience a work of art twice, just as you can’t enter the same river twice.” With this quote, Sorgner introduces us to the formulation of a new theory of art through Posthumanist philosophy, focusing on contemporary forms of audiovisual art, such as bio-art, performance, installation and all forms of creation with digital media.

Sorgner, in this very special book, attempts a paradigm shift, a subversion, an acceptance of the concept of perpetual becoming. His arguments are political and powerful in terms of a philosophical dialogue that openly brings together all the Posthumanist currents of thought and knowledge (Critical Posthumanism, Transhumanism and Symphumanism) through some of the most important works of contemporary audiovisual creation in new media and by the most prominent artists.