The creation of language stands as one of the most remarkable achievements of human intelligence. We rely on verbal expressions to communicate, yet numerous individuals have lost their ability to speak. Although unable to vocalize, they can still see, hear, and touch, experiencing the world as vividly as anyone else. Often, I find my own perception of the world to be nebulous and imaginative, struggling to encapsulate it in words. I dream of possessing a superpower that would enable me to communicate directly through my senses.
Sensory “Talking” envisions the human body of future and activates touch, sound, smell, taste, and the wisdom of the body through machine sensing. It supports everyone to communicate, explore the world, and experience joy, wonder, and social connections.
In this project, I created a system of communication based on the human body and what human senses. In this system, the human body, a visual identity, becomes the medium of information, and the human skin becomes the infrastructure of information transmission. Sensory signals are collected through sensors installed on the skin. And the skin will then talk.