I was commissioned by designers Francesca Perona and Luca Alessandrini to create metal wearable prototypes that could contain a bone conductance device to enable an audience to experience the taste of sound through their own mouths.
A collaboration led by Francesca Perona with designer Luca Alessandrini and Dr. Michelle Korda. Mouth CTRLer is a transdisciplinary project combining scientific findings about the sensing and sensory capabilities of the oral cavity with prosthetics and interactive technologies. It investigates tangible technological possibilities for human enhancement inside the mouth in the form of wearable prototypes.
The project developed in collaboration with experts from different scientific and creative fields:
Dr. Trevor Coward – King’s College London for his consultancy on prosthetic fabrication materials and techniques, facial 3d scanning and mouth casts.
Dr. Shama Rahman – Phd in Neuroscience and Complexity of Musical Creativity for her huge involvement in the development of the Taste of Music sound compositions and overall multi-sensory experience.
Nuala Clooney – Conceptual Jeweller for the development of the metallic jewellery prototypes.
Matteo Rossetti – Data Analyst for the help in analysing the qualitative data collected during the event/exhibition.
