Urban Armor #2: The Personal
Space Dress
A
dress with two proximity sensors and a plastic armature that allows the dress
to expand when a person comes too close to the wearer. The dress is the second
in a series of wearable electronics for women, playful pieces that help women
assert control over their personal/public space.
"Urban Armor is a series of playful electronic wearables for women. The series
arose partly out of my concern over the persistence of ideologies asserted at
women in public space through advertising, architecture and socially normative
behavior. I began to look for ways women could take more ownership over their
personal space in public.At
the same time, I noticed trends in wearable technology seeming to target mostly
wealthy, young, professionals, and focusing on functions such as data
collection and social networking. I wanted to explore how wearable technology
could impact a person's physical world, and help the wearers augment their
personal expression and agency in public space."
Kathleen McDermott, designer of Urban armor'The personal space dress'
Kathleen McDermott received
her BFA in Sculpture from Cornell University in 2009. When not pursuing
personal projects, Kathleen has worked as a freelance fabricator for various
artists, galleries, and film productions. She recently relocated to Hong Kong
where she is pursuing a Masters in Fine Art in Creative Media, at City
University of Hong Kong.
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