Soundsuits by Nick Cave

Chicago artist Nick Cave, transforms found objects in this kind of sculptural costumes, which are between art and haute couture. The Soundsuits are called like this because when worn they emit sounds. Reminiscent of African ceremonial costumes, he believes that the familiar must move towards the fantastic, to evoke feelings that have no name, which are not realized except in dreams. With this act of collecting and reconfigure, Cave manages to construct stories.

Who says art can´t be funky?

 

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GO HUG YOURSELF

It was about time for the Sense-Roid. Unpoked on Facebook, unfollowed on tumblr? There´s always still you, and thanks to Sense-Roid you can enjoy an emotional haptic communication with yourself. A needful gadget from the Tokyo's University of Electro-Communications.
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mtc • the multitouch console by the c-base crew

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The c-base MultiTouchConsole (mtc) is a touch-sensitive table interface that reacts to more than one touch at a time. Similiar to the works of Jeff Han, previously mentioned here, it interacts at the touch of your fingers. While still a prototype, it is a remarkable product that can be experienced first hand at the Directors Lounge. As Régine puts it, the mtc comes with a couple of benefits, it is robust enough to take a couple of beer bottles (and even understands the difference between bottles and fingers), it is a low cost solution and it´s open source. Interested beings are highly encouraged to get in touch with the mtc crew during Directors Lounge (only till sunday 11th).

The c-base MultiTouchConsole mtc is a completely self-contained, touch-sensitive table built in spare time by a group of c-base members. A projector in the table displays an image on the table surface and an infrared-sensitive camera is used to track positions of fingers touching it. The mtc reacts to an unlimited amount of touches at once. Touch locations are determined with an accuracy of a few millimeters..