I DON’T WANT TO BE A NUMBER
2020
Type:
Editorial design
Dimensions:
21 x 29,7 cm
‘I don’t want to be a number’ is a research project and manifesto focusing on wearable self-tracking devices and apps. It explores how these technologies alter and shape our communication with our bodies, delving into the implications of quantifying and monitoring personal data on self-perception and bodily autonomy.
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Type:
Video, interactive installation
Tools:
Arduino
Dimensions:
2’26”
Date:
2020
The video ‘Taking My Shoe for a Walk’ is an installation that visualises the manifesto, displaying a room with related posters, a sofa, a foot massager, and a silicon shoe swing serving as a phone holder. Swinging the shoe, tracked by an accelerometer app, activates a foot massager via wireless connection, transforming motion into relaxation. This process, which results in arbitrary step counts, offers a moment of calm and an alternative perspective on self-tracking, promoting slowness over the technology's intrusive nature.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/846b0b107d4e0f40b010eba97a7fffb9f892c3cf0776374547bae92ef6239e22/footmassage.jpg)
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