Caress of the Gaze

Caress of the Gaze is a 3D-printed, gaze-actuated wearable.

Designers:
Behnaz Farahi
2016 Fellow

Project Type:
Fellowship
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Our skin is constantly in motion. It expands, contracts, and changes its shape based on various internal and external stimuli, including not only temperature and moisture, but also feelings such as fear, excitement, or anger.

What if our garment could recognize and respond to the gaze of the other?

What if our clothing could behave as an artificial skin capable of changing its shape and operating as an interface with the world, defining social issues such as intimacy, gender, and personal identities?

Caress of the Gaze is an interactive, 3D-printed wearable which can detect other people’s gaze and respond accordingly with lifelike behavior.