Russell Higgs

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London based Transhumanist artist and activist.

Bio

Russell Higgs was born in 1960, in Oswestry army camp, Shropshire, England. He currently lives in East London. Russell is an artist, transhumanist, and civil disobedience activist. At the end of 2000 Russell was remanded in prison segregation for choosing not to wear clothing in a public space. He was motivated by a commitment to a simple statement of fact: the visible human appearance is not a crime. He remained continuously unclothed for a month, imprisoned on non-imprisonable charges until he was eventually released and the charges were quietly dropped. Russell is currently an unwaged citizen, because 9-to-5 existence does not accommodate a person whose priority is experimental inquiry.

Statement

I pledge allegiance to the earth and to the flora, fauna, human and posthuman life that it supports. One planet, indivisible, with safe air, water & soil, economic justice, equal rights and peace for all.