Ying Gao is a Canadian based designer who questions public's assumptions about clothing by combining urban design, architecture and multimedia. She is inspired by the social and urban environemnt and through exploring the construction of the garment, she creates these interactive design that incorportates digital technology experimentally. Her inclusion of sensory technologies makes her garment playful and interactive. For Gao, "design is the medium, situated in the technological rather than in the textile realm." Ying Gao explores both the status of the individual, whose physical contours are transformed by external interferences, and the garment’s function as a fragile protective space.
The project was built around the idea of uncertainty. Both garments are activated by the spectator's voice. Through the motion of the pins, the garments engage the spectator on a conversational level, which is filled with misunderstanding(s) and uncertainty.
These interactive pieces play with the public’s perception: the fluid movement of breathing is simulated using sensors and a pneumatic mechanism that’s sown directly onto nylon and cotton. These unconventional garments then take on a playful dimension through their inflatable capacity.
Ying Gao
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