"We are our brains"
- D.F. Swaab
"We are our body"
- Aldo Houterman
In contemporary society there is an ongoing conflict between body and mind, in which the mind always seems to be on the winning side. The body is reduced to a mere vehicle, just there to follow the brain’s every command.
“Over anderhalve meter rechts afslaan” is a book that explores the other side by connecting the human body to the mechanical voice-over of a navigation system. It questions whether the body is just an empty shell guided by an outside force, or if the body might have a mind of its own.
