A study into the use of infrared technology as an enabler to map space in three dimensions and translate this data into haptic feedback that can be experienced by the visually and hearing impaired. The study comprised of exploring the possibility of gathering depth data of space in a way that can be read and used to control tiny coin vibration motors in a matrix that is worn on the body. Furthermore it looked at the possibility of using the body as a canvas, and the various parameters of vibration (frequency, intensity, time, location, persistence) as a language to communicate the structure of space, objects in space, their form, materiality and as a smart tool for navigation, performance cues and reminders.
Research and insights were done in collaboration with Riitta and Ross from the Finnish Deafblind Association in Helsinki.
Exhibited at the Arabia Lobby, Helsinki, Finland (February 2018).