Digital bodies are aseptic and lack (material) depth; their glossy surfaces mostly appeal the eyes as candies. In this work in progress, I want to go under the avatar’s skin and try to confer them some visceral thickness. According to Didier Anzieu, skin and touch help form our psychological ego. When the eye is the only sense that can skim the surface, what type of relation are we forming with this body? And what if the inside comes to the surface and expose itself, how would we feel about our own body?
Presentation:
The installation runs through the full time from OPEN LAB
Research, concept, and movement: Katja Vaghi
Photography and AI video: Bariş Pekcagliyan
Photography Curation: Katja Vaghi
Mocap animation: Beka Tcharbadze
Model: Lidya Arinna Emir, Nora Krahl, Harald Stojan, and Beka Tcharbadze
Character design: Beka Tcharbadze and Lidya Arinna Emir
AR Integration: Bariş Pekcagliyan
Thanks to Yumio Chanoki, Laura Waltz, and Nadja Haas.
The project was developed within the framework of the AR LOOP MASHINE | CREATURE Residence
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media within the framework of NPN | Stepping Out | NEUSTART KULTUR
