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Extended Senses: Embodying Technology
  • ISSN: 2397-9704
  • E-ISSN: 2397-9712

Abstract

Through and post-COVID, disembodied technological interactions were experienced at an unprecedented, often involuntary level in households across the world, with the human voice often providing a link between geographically disconnected individuals, resulting in a decrease in perceived social connectedness. Recent research suggests that effects of social isolation and sensory deprivation can be mitigated through participatory media arts experiences (Tymoszuk et al. 2020; Tejada et al. 2020, All-Party Parliamentary Report 2017). Over the last ten years, the art collective Analema Group has explored the pivotal role of the human voice as means for social connectedness through their artwork (Tate, National Gallery, Barbican). The current development of seeks to challenge experiences of embodiment in remote environments. This article and artwork presentation will present a new development designed to provide new forms of embodied experiences across a distance. The publication will be supported by a demonstration and exhibition of the artwork

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