Figuratively speaking, when two surfaces, such as human skin and an object’s outsideness, deliberately interact - a third, collateral, and temporary surface is created. This work presents an artistic framing of tactility as a third surface: a tactile co-memory generated through tactile interactions in a Co-creative Practice between humans and nonhumans. In this practice, human and nonhuman tactility is documented through drawings and imprints, ultimately translated into haptic expressions. Understated Haptics demonstrates an artistic intersection where haptic artifacts and more-than-human prospects are critically considered in anticipated creative processes.
This work has been published as part of the ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Art Papers and was presented at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Conference, which took place in Tokyo, Japan. To access the paper, please visit the following link:
In February 2025, Understated Haptics was presented at "SPARKS" [Short Presentations of Artworks & Research for the Kindred Spirit], an event sponsored by the Siggraph Digital Arts Committee. The presentation is available at the link below:
SPARKS PRESENTATION
SPARKS PRESENTATION
The "Understated Haptics" showcase, featured in the group exhibition "Encounters" at Design Festa Gallery in Harajuku, Tokyo [May 24–26, 2024], preceded and contributed to the research work in question. The exhibition was organized by the Embodied Media Project at Keio University Graduate School of Media Design.
https://www.kmd.keio.ac.jp/news/2024/05/encounters-2024.html
https://www.kmd.keio.ac.jp/news/2024/05/encounters-2024.html
