Social Prosthesis
Social Prosthesis is a moving appendage designed as two headpieces made from rigid and soft structures. The soft skin of the prosthesis curls and contracts when triggered by touch on the face.
Referencing the definition of prosthetic sociality, written by Mimi Thi Nguyen in the 2003 essay Queer Cyborgs and New Mutants, Social Prosthesis is an exploration of how technologies enhancing the human body create meanings that extend past the merging of biological and artificial—that must contest with the social and political contexts of its time.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This project is from Hybrid Body Lab Artist-in-Residence 2022. This residency is funded by the National Science Foundation and a Cornell University College of Human Ecology Engaged Research Grant.
Project Credits:
Artist: Morgan Chen (Hybrid Body Lab 2022 Artist-in-Residence),
Researchers in Collaboration: Jingwen Zhu, Prof Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao
Hybrid Body Lab at Cornell University
Publication:
Social Prosthesis: Social Interaction Through 3D Dynamic Makeup
Morgan Chen, Jingwen Zhu, Cindy Hsin-Lin Kao
ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC) 2023
Photo Credits: Makeup Artist: Morgan Chen
Photographer: Andrea Cheon, Viola He
Model: Anna Paaske
Styling: Anh Le
Press Inquiries: Press Image Kit: Available Upon Request (License: CC by-NC-SA 4.0) Press Contact: Prof. Dr. Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, cindykao@cornell.edu
Tutorial
Tutorial on creating this project here
