https://alicestew.art Alice Stewart Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:02:35 +0000 https://alicestew.art en http://alicestew.art/Intimate-Hardware Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:02:35 +0000 Alice Stewart 387625 Alice Stewart@alicestew.art Intimate Hardware From The New Everyday Life residency with Are.na and SPACE10. Together apart, we find alternative ways for the hug of tomorrow Intimate Hardware is an internet-connected jewellery device to be worn at home. Its function is to heat up when it is worn on the body, enabling an exchange of thermal energy between users. <img width="2494" height="3325" width_o="2494" height_o="3325" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a0c4ece602e43b4720deff18574e95a4db7bc4e0499ca72cc54701b81a45b699/Ear.jpg" data-mid="1023042" border="0" data-scale="30"/>&nbsp; <img width="4266" height="2844" width_o="4266" height_o="2844" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4e768b3e99f236990fa1ddb5d71fb9fff5e71cf156bc9a46c4d59fed8a0fee02/clip-newcolor.jpg" data-mid="1023039" border="0" data-scale="60"/>The hardware is designed so that any human can build it with simple tools to suit their own unique needs. Each module, a prefabricated printed circuit board, acts as a point of stimulation on the body, tapping into areas that respond positively to stimulation. <img width="2494" height="3325" width_o="2494" height_o="3325" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a78c7952b1f3fab800b0ce2664866c3c7631d3529333c42bfa221a1ab9e4f9c8/Hand.jpg" data-mid="1023043" border="0" data-scale="29"/> &nbsp;<img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6db5f0088b75daf3ec6e59a661e9f1acedc0d291a845d70003f7807132a396d9/Neck.jpg" data-mid="1023041" border="0" data-scale="29"/> &nbsp;<img width="2494" height="3325" width_o="2494" height_o="3325" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2d169edfb6213e9e5988c3fa59fc72b0437e0ec1e90d2d4389b1e9a0347db3bf/Ear-screen.jpg" data-mid="1023044" border="0" data-scale="29"/><img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a8a685f99192e0a057c7c91bcf0712677716287ce2ae7b40ea561097cba9a8ab/Layout.jpg" data-mid="1023040" border="0" data-scale="50"/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1730" height="1428" width_o="1730" height_o="1428" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1891130286711f6d3beb4e7bfdd265cc33d4303e8d11605e2150496ea4d20eec/Screenshot-2020-12-13-at-13.20.29.png" data-mid="1023050" border="0" data-scale="40"/> Thermochromic elements change colour when heated, enabling visual as well as physical stimulation. Each of these devices has the capability to connect to others through an internet-connected chip on the control board. This means that we can hug each other, or at least exchange some therapeutic thermal energy, when we’re apart. <img width="550" height="978" width_o="550" height_o="978" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0f0b3a79bcf4353464c051245abc3e882e26664375e8667bcab9a0f325dc6393/original_a033077227e1ad653565ce2e22a4b9e8.gif" data-mid="1023049" border="0" data-scale="26"/>&nbsp;<img width="3508" height="2480" width_o="3508" height_o="2480" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2d392a3fcaa0decb56be744b4b5e93edc3ac876132cde5a0c9cbfb61284540e8/Sketches.jpg" data-mid="1023038" border="0" data-scale="65"/><img width="240" height="240" width_o="240" height_o="240" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d0b7c37e5eab874a17f264f03b30b9f60508ec36515637d585aa181db71b550b/waving.gif" data-mid="1023046" border="0" />Back to projects Alice Stewart@alicestew.art Intimate Hardware From The New Everyday Life residency with Are.na and SPACE10. Together apart, we find alternative ways for the hug of... http://alicestew.art/Alice-Stewart Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:34:03 +0000 Alice Stewart 387620 Alice --------------------------------------------↓#0 TERRA More here Hardware and software in collaboration with Modem + Panter&amp;Tourron <img width="600" height="750" width_o="600" height_o="750" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/270706b163df2bfba8701ffef4e8e06e61da13c58357ba6020fa18274589758a/terra1.jpg" data-mid="1374254" border="0" data-scale="17"/>&nbsp;<img width="600" height="750" width_o="600" height_o="750" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6f22ffb66cbea4fc0833ce0a9b913fcc72312e4b3795ec2fdf3414a7945dbf49/terra2.jpg" data-mid="1374253" border="0" data-scale="17"/>&nbsp;<img width="2115" height="842" width_o="2115" height_o="842" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2188af818e0c431c9a4d926883bb204f84a9b031ae4437729af7c0ac1eae0c3f/terra3.png" data-mid="1374252" border="0" data-scale="53"/>TERRA is a companion for mindful wandering. Designed with the science of AI and the wisdom of mindfulness, TERRA is the incredible, pocket-sized compass that lets you wander without getting lost. --------------------------------------------↓#1 Intimate Hardware More here From The New Everyday Life residency with Are.na and SPACE10. <img width="4266" height="2844" width_o="4266" height_o="2844" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/37a3d7a1f6f591f7f354807f792ed7dd3f138f40e8e0093210cf2615e02f56da/clip-newcolor.jpg" data-mid="1024341" border="0" data-scale="24"/>&nbsp;<img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/951fe78b9ca4188d00bb7d0b25db6f44a23338a76d17c974329cfc92c930f29d/Neck.jpg" data-mid="1024342" border="0" data-scale="12"/> <img width="2494" height="3325" width_o="2494" height_o="3325" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2f8f3ed116f3f21f715f4b947733e22c17645f64fb46b8464d6e47f414bfda43/Hand.jpg" data-mid="1024343" border="0" data-scale="12"/>&nbsp;Intimate Hardware is an internet-connected wearable that facilitates thermal energy exchange between users. This modular device consists of self-heating circuit boards designed to stimulate sensitive areas of the body. Its customizable nature allows individuals to tailor the experience to their unique preferences, fostering intimate connections through warmth. --------------------------------------------↓ #2 The Mars Center for Delinquent Activity Completed as part of the&nbsp;brahman.ai (now Mars College) residency in Bombay Beach, California. In collaboration with @alsinoskowronnek <img width="3008" height="2000" width_o="3008" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/21f23682b9f21e0c6a801bc4619007e31c4923f926707912a24a8e519dd4dd0a/Copy-of-Copy-of-DSCF8421.JPG" data-mid="997664" border="0" data-scale="23"/>&nbsp;<img width="3008" height="2000" width_o="3008" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/77fc4389749ca8b24842ed0ae42791e3288f886c7359fa27156ffc198668095d/DSCF9975-2.JPG" data-mid="995302" border="0" data-scale="23"/>&nbsp;<img width="3008" height="2000" width_o="3008" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b7aafe64a78bab6882d348b8f1a3b24db14888eed6d064df6b2673b8347ac378/DSCF9955-2.JPG" data-mid="995301" border="0" data-scale="23"/> <img width="405" height="277" width_o="405" height_o="277" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e79f2b1996818e0c9dcfbd1fe9dcdea67ccdfa416e55cfa90b628f29c40b927f/BrowserPreview_tmp.gif" data-mid="997647" border="0" data-scale="22"/>When you start to think of colonies in space, suddenly you are thinking of sustainable living on Earth.&nbsp;The MCDA is an exploration into what a DIY space for youth culture might look like on Mars. A machine learning and solar-powered art space, at the MCDA everything is AI generated: graffiti tags, tattoo ideas and illegal cocktail recipes. A place where Martian teenagers hang out and explore new technologies beyond purely “adult” commercial and monetary applications.&nbsp;☄️-------------------------------------------- ↓#3 Touchy-Feely Tech <img width="150" height="163" width_o="150" height_o="163" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d43784bf0b334e5808a4048600f80a0cf975a626d3a6d1794822c9246d849aad/Small-proton.gif" data-mid="995694" border="0" data-scale="4"/><img width="3744" height="5616" width_o="3744" height_o="5616" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/aed687ef746e4d78aa8f2129836981e264da7654c996ab425c8620363befa06a/step2_full.jpg" data-mid="995296" border="0" data-scale="10"/>&nbsp;<img width="3744" height="5616" width_o="3744" height_o="5616" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/be1065059431fe1a95c2bb5f7e8f3c194196d013a2834282a03e5670c0b52b5a/step3_full.jpg" data-mid="995295" border="0" data-scale="10"/> <img width="3744" height="5616" width_o="3744" height_o="5616" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d14258f5936c650fe8aa7ce2ed825c7845086fc3ffa5bd0159734945db23e70d/step6_ful.jpg" data-mid="995293" border="0" data-scale="10"/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/095cd51c8d50648ecfed09580e3eb8510be49d2a2f8a5052b65c290754e6b86b/IMG_8714.JPG" data-mid="995299" border="0" data-scale="23"/> Touchy-Feely is for curious individuals who want to be able to build their own intimate tech solutions. Between 2018 and 2020 we ran several DIY Vibrator workshops and hackathons, both online and in NYC, Amsterdam and London. -------------------------------------------- ↓#4 Triptych Exhibition at TERRA NEXUS, LondonHardware &amp; creative direction In collaboration with Freyja Sewell, Louis Rutherford, Hector Dyer <img width="300" height="169" width_o="300" height_o="169" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2059e7681012a7ce3f1b4e4d8fd8938f466adfd04ee7b578d61d67e9f67fe9e9/BrowserPreview_tmp-2.gif" data-mid="997686" border="0" data-scale="30"/>&nbsp;<img width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c4629e748bce48c43c3ced0debbca1cbf026e576c1cf19449661530ddb40583f/BrowserPreview_tmp-3.gif" data-mid="997687" border="0" data-scale="15"/>&nbsp;<img width="2526" height="1591" width_o="2526" height_o="1591" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9437c8f7ac24d49e6b6a9822ceba6da489604c46c0d5058de97e6f2b1863d6fd/Screenshot-2020-09-27-at-11.17.12.png" data-mid="997688" border="0" data-scale="24"/> Triptych, featured at Proposition Studios' TERRA NEXUS exhibition, examines the coexistence of nature, technology, and humanity. The Triptych performer @freyjasewell showcases a living suit adorned with sedum. As the performer breathes, a wireless sensor activates grow lights and misting systems, sustaining the suit's vibrant ecosystem.-------------------------------------------- ↓#5 AI Tattoo (2017)Produced as part of a residency at 72andSunny Amsterdam <img width="700" height="517" width_o="700" height_o="517" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c2a271efda304a7ea2e2b3f572849a7177ddf1febc8c1a8aa91933efe945583b/aitattoo-1079_2.gif" data-mid="997644" border="0" data-scale="24"/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1181" height="1070" width_o="1181" height_o="1070" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3a357b6d000e7060220d67fce12d4d38db0a19b4cb21603d0e32f5773cf56124/gothic-butterfly-1.png" data-mid="997690" border="0" data-scale="19"/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="2649" height="2480" width_o="2649" height_o="2480" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/093047d9a88717c4af39b8991cb34096f4dd2881ad9bc5654b81ae380dd791ae/image2-1.png" data-mid="997691" border="0" data-scale="21"/> The&nbsp;ai.tattoo tool navigates a dataset of tattoo ideas generated using textgenrnn and trained on a custom-collected dataset. By submitting a number of related inputs such as placement and theme, the tool uses a classification algorithm to refine the search in order to find a perfectly matched idea. Generated ideas include “A small boxing dandelion”, “A gothic butterfly” and “The house from the movie “UP” covered in blood”. The resulting ideas were designed and some eventually tattooed by living tattoo artists. I received “A snake wearing a coat of dancing characters”, tattooed by Sagflap at Fantasy Berlin. -------------------------------------------- ↓#6 AI ArcadeIn collaboration with Clare Kelly. Exhibited at NOW INSTANT, Los Angeles&nbsp; <img width="4096" height="2731" width_o="4096" height_o="2731" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/325f90e80926f0cf134994761ae16577b7cae0be96ea5e0c6e2e2592b10ed553/IMG_7021-small-714.jpg" data-mid="995674" border="0" data-scale="23"/>&nbsp;<img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a1678cf854b79a7c14b8830bac2ec00eb92b040a68e906e103087779a72c81d1/Screenshot-2020-01-28-at-21.06.59-1222.png" data-mid="995683" border="0" data-scale="23"/>&nbsp;<img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/95c74050753b62f9fdad0cdc6376dbd13a414268c3a28839bb1de6bf35a85486/posterImage-725.png" data-mid="995676" border="0" data-scale="24"/>&nbsp;<img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fa31253e1a477a62b78aee7e7a623fa0dbac721ae054f9a1766b9267fb34743b/Screenshot-2020-01-28-at-21.06.13-1221.png" data-mid="995675" border="0" data-scale="23"/>&nbsp; This traditional arcade machine is host to a number of video artists’ work. Each button activates a different machine learning analysis, from image captioning to subtitle generation. Submissions to the Arcade came from a range of artists and locations. -------------------------------------------- ↓#7 True SelfHardware, production &amp; creative direction a) @ Galeria Melissa, London <img width="2100" height="2973" width_o="2100" height_o="2973" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5bc17b0b0b29293afccba7be4c1581c003a2e79484da8a02af8d2f8921e6e18f/TrueSelf-A1-344.png" data-mid="995679" border="0" data-scale="11"/>&nbsp;<img width="2048" height="1367" width_o="2048" height_o="1367" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2a3e2093543a5d558c7a19c74fc2920472bba88064a8908446d8e0c1f161c8a6/web-1-of-78-172.jpg" data-mid="995680" border="0" data-scale="23"/>&nbsp;<img width="2624" height="704" width_o="2624" height_o="704" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/10655fe3a7864e3face265e12cb14e26335f1d520e9459d2d81b3b3507d72f1b/Screenshot-2020-10-18-at-13.14.28.png" data-mid="995685" border="0" data-scale="57"/>b) @ Katapult Future Fest, Oslo &nbsp; <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/57210d431d474b489b6af6f51b8ea846f70e12393e13f0d705211dc149387513/Katapult---Jan-Khur---2019-6253-452.jpg" data-mid="995684" border="0" data-scale="23"/> <img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8f9e0606bcf6a4f753fdbd8f1d9e7c8090f6b7398dac81171a9c1557e2729754/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-21.35.32.png" data-mid="996275" border="0" data-scale="24"/>&nbsp;<img width="1600" height="1590" width_o="1600" height_o="1590" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/39cdcf58a38dfa1bb6f4ee37113a6724a70c427cdfd10b9ea0630b0d9d86ef69/Screenshot-2020-10-21-at-16.11.02.png" data-mid="998025" border="0" data-scale="15"/>&nbsp;<img width="2626" height="1570" width_o="2626" height_o="1570" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b701404abca8897e783c4b70e755b8c398f87e8535d7729d9cda6adb77404c0d/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-21.35.17.png" data-mid="996274" border="0" data-scale="25"/> Inspired by Aura photoraphy, tarot cards and horoscopes, this photobooth reveals a portrait of the user’s True Self. An algorithmically-generated print reveals a unique haze of colour and 3D shapes while a cosmic message relays your inner desires. The photo booth traveled to Galeria Melissa in London and Katapult Future Fest in Oslo. In collaboration with Natalia Stuyk and Joseph Pleass. -------------------------------------------- ↓#8 Nike London on Air: Air Max Day celebrationsHardware, workshop design &amp; creative direction Play the game here <img width="850" height="850" width_o="850" height_o="850" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f57a9769394bddaa22718de59e5402a6bd78af4092fcb44770e65bab7791e6c0/IMG_5619-971-130.JPG" data-mid="995678" border="0" data-scale="15"/>&nbsp;<img width="1192" height="1192" width_o="1192" height_o="1192" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/dfc3f03785df3bf55f4cceb0e17f946ac48def08b79146c851ef801cc36ec7af/Screenshot-2020-10-18-at-13.19.28.png" data-mid="995691" border="0" data-scale="15"/> <img width="2084" height="1064" width_o="2084" height_o="1064" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0fd0ec63ed79248b8be614c4da9e0e65732ef201c4cbe59380e2467395d2651d/Screenshot-2020-10-18-at-13.20.57.png" data-mid="995692" border="0" data-scale="29"/>&nbsp;<img width="500" height="270" width_o="500" height_o="270" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/99e6b61ce2c04979929ec6c49653f19b486dfb1c83b9e1e6626bc5ee384ca90b/BrowserPreview_tmp-4.gif" data-mid="997694" border="0" data-scale="31"/> An interactive design workshop held as part of Nike's Air Max Anniversary celebrations. Participants learned to craft unique game controllers using conductive thread, custom circuit boards, and Makey Makey microcontrollers. The accompanying 2D platformer, developed in Unity, chronicles the Air Max's evolution since its 1987 debut. -------------------------------------------- ↓#9 Stitch <img width="1831" height="1220" width_o="1831" height_o="1220" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/32d41cb9e61b3a12a38937302043e5122e9d1147709b073dded5cdbea5e0c524/stitch-977-100.jpg" data-mid="995681" border="0" data-scale="23"/>&nbsp;<img width="1763" height="1246" width_o="1763" height_o="1246" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/74b18c8cba3ea9a70deaeeec6712b5c0f91da929b1db2448351426b01c86dfc1/stitch_2-960-102.jpg" data-mid="995682" border="0" data-scale="22"/>&nbsp;<img width="500" height="280" width_o="500" height_o="280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fbb07e2e1ce62adf1571daa50a4b2f6bb0302a356dd934ac2b5c64578013c805/BrowserPreview_tmp-5.gif" data-mid="997695" border="0" data-scale="28"/> This interactive cross-stitch activity introduces newcomers to the Internet through a mix of traditional craft and screen based media. As participants stitch, their work functions as a controller, advancing an on-screen tutorial. -------------------------------------------- ↓#10 Printed Circuit Board experiments <img width="500" height="155" width_o="500" height_o="155" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/459dfd76ac54bb84d4059c73c339ac5dda1cd01024204d257c0276350fd403e4/BrowserPreview_tmp-9.gif" data-mid="997709" border="0" data-scale="58"/>--------------------------------------------Previous teaching↓Geneva @ HEAD GenèveLondon @ Creative Computing Institute @ UALBerlin @ The School of MachinesLondon @ The Royal College of Art-------------------------------------------- Contact↓Instagram:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; @alicestew.artEmail:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; alice@alicestew.art Alice --------------------------------------------↓#0 TERRA More here Hardware and software in collaboration with Modem + Panter&amp;Tourron ...