Mindaugas Gapševičius & Maria Safronova Wahlström
In collaboration with Helga Mogensen (jewelry)
Collection of wearables, part of You and I, You and Me
The jewelry pieces offer a unique way to experience one’s own physical state through the blinking of an LED integrated into the design. Each piece contains a small, body-powered LED that reacts sensitively to various conditions. The LED’s flashing patterns are influenced by factors such as humidity, temperature, internal bodily conditions, and other parameters affecting the circuit components.
The jewelry also questions the impact of differently charged ions on humans. By definition, an ion is an electrically charged particle produced by either removing or adding electrons from or to a neutral atom being in every solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. These differently charged subatomic particles, while interacting, generate electric current. Consequently, humans also generate electric current. What are the abilities of humans to generate electric current and, while using it, experience the umwelt?
Usage instructions:
– Put a piece of jewelry on a finger, wrist, or your neck;
– Inspect flashing of the LED in a shaded or darkened environment.
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