Mindaugas Gapševičius & Maria Safronova Wahlström
In collaboration with Leon Crayfish (shoe design)
Collection of wearables, part of You and I, You and Me
Shoes, as an artefact, refer to daily clothing, something humans wear to protect themselves from unexpected environmental obstacles, including other organisms that are not necessarily always friendly to humans as well as cold. The collection of shoes add a yet one function, an interface to explore the environment. Could excess human heat be used to experience umwelt?
The shoes use excess human heat, which is turned into electricity to generate sound. While being affected by the ambient temperature, light, and movement, the shoes produce different sounds.
The collection of shoes suggests rethinking the human relationship with nature. Furthermore, the collection critiques the hype surrounding renewable energy, which often pollutes the environment no less than the energy obtained from burning gas or coal.
Usage instructions:
– Attach the headphones to the circuit boards;
– Put the circuit boards into the pockets of the shoes;
– Put on the shoes;
– Put the headphones onto your head.
Caution:
The temperature in the environment should be below 20 degrees Celsius, so that the shoes can generate sound.
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