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Abstract
Living dislocated from family, friends or partners can result in negative emotions and a lack of physical, bodily closeness. We focus on materialising the negative consequences associated with living far apart in a textile form, and manifest those in two pairs of wearable artefacts: first, WARMTH, which simulates the bodily distance between remote people through a decrease in felt temperature, and second, BREATH, which embodies the bodily absence of a remote other through a decline in mechanical movement of textiles. The wearables are 'discussion artefacts' that enable conversation about, reflection on and exchange of personal, negative, vulnerable and challenging emotions connected to living far apart. The stance taken in this pictorial emphasises the necessity to focus not only on overcoming and bridging the distance between remote people through interactive artefacts; but also, to consider and manifest melancholic and possibly negative personal experiences.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 14 Feb 2021 |
Keywords
- Wearables
- remoteness
- critical making
- body
Fields of Science and Technology Classification 2012
- 102 Computer Sciences
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Experiencing Distance: Wearable Engagements with Remote Relationships
Beuthel, J. M. (Presenter)
14 Feb 2021 → 19 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › science to science / art to art