TIBA IS NEW TO THE ART WORLD. It is in need of a specific definition and place within the myriad works of art by humans existing through the ages. I asked AI to give me a two sentence definition for this sculptural art form in curatorial language.

AI Def: "conceptual assemblage practice that transforms post-surgical medical artifacts into sculptural forms, interrogating material provenance, embodiment, and the boundary between clinical utility and cultural meaning. TIBA extends Dada’s readymade into a post-clinical context, transforming the anti-art gesture into an ethics-aware material practice grounded in embodiment, trace, and afterlife."

My initial thought was to simply add it to the branch of DADA that is "ready made" thinking that it was a manufactured item that, after its use, is being used as art. AI, however, is stating that there is more to it when discussing the classification of TIBA. Since these surgical implants have a "biological history of temporary embodiment representing a history of healing, stabilization of function, and repair, they carry "Trace". Trace is a defining factor making up this art medium that sets it apart from the neutral items associated with "ready made". It represents its own branch on the "ready made" limb that is unique.

My new and evolving definition of TIBA is now:

TIBA (temporarily in body art) is a form of sculptural art that is a new branch of the DADA movement's "ready made", where retired spinal surgical implants, ethically obtained from living people and professionally cleaned and sterilized, are used to create contemporary sculptural art forms. TIBA extends Dada’s readymade into a post-clinical context, grounded in embodiment, trace, and afterlife.