This project is based on mechanical processes of the skin originated by body temperature regulation like sweating and in the cutis anserina (goose bumps).
The cutis anserina is a reflex, the hair erection of the skin responds to cold, emotional stress or skin irritation.
It’s caused by the contraction of smooth muscles of the skin applicating a tactile stimulus or local cooling.
This work is a visualisation and spatialization of the mechanic of the skin’s pores in their various stages when sensing the change of temperatur.
Application of this principle:
Intelligent textiles: Conception of a material which reacts to heat or coldness, opening or closing its surface.
Social skin: Visualisation of the openess of a country. Comparing moments that deal with financial parameters and social politics for instance.
