THE 'A.E.I.O.U.' IS A SEXY INSTRUMENT
WHICH HAS A MULTI-SENSORY INTERFACE BASED ON TOUCH SENSORS.
BA DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN, HONGIK UNIVERSITY PROJECT, KR
Duration : 2months
Outcome : Multi-sensory Instrument Design
Tools : Arduino, Processing, Digital Fabrication(CNC), Hand sewing, Computing, Adobe illustrator
GROUP WORK
‘A.E.I.O.U.’ is a sexy instrument which has a multi-sensory interface based on touch sensors. It moans ‘[a]-[e]-[i]-[o]-[u]’ when audience members touch, pet, prick or tickle it. I designed the interface so that it would play different sounds when different patterns on it are interacted with. For example, small dots make a cute high-toned sound, while on the other hand, the big spot makes an indecent low-toned sound.
‘A.E.I.O.U.’ is a cute, adorable, but sexy life-size hairy doll. The colourful and soft hairy look is lovely enough, but the size and the sound can be awful. Also, the piece’s controversial presentation of gender fluid sounds additionally generates paradoxical emotions. This was inspired by my own experience of having different aspects of myself that sometimes clash internally, making arguments with each other inside of my mind. However, I physically exist as one body in the world regardless. Therefore, I designed one lump which represents this, and holds different emotions inside of it. For me, the vibrant bright colour, and soft feeling of fur reminds me of childhood, however the embedded sexual moaning sound breaks with this emotion, presenting something
more grown up.
How the audience interact with ‘A.E.I.O.U.’ and what they would experience depends on them individually. All components (conductive wire, arduino, sensors, speakers, computer) were covered by soft fur with a wooden structure which holds the fur in place. I also sewed conductive thread into the textile with a spacing of 4cm (2x6), which helped to create a soft texture as well as a well-made, responsive circuit.Translucent balloons, a red light and lace curtains were used to enhancing sexual atmosphere. It was exhibited at “NEO” Digital Media Design show in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
EXHIBITED AT
2013 'NEO' DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN FINAL SHOW, HONGIK UNIVERSITY, SEOUL, KR
