Independent Project · 2025
Critical Design
Speculative Design
Wearable Interaction
Questioning social conformity through speculative wearable interaction.
Research & Theoretical Background
Drawing on Michel Foucault's discourse theory and questionnaire data, this research demonstrates how long-term social discipline and workplace norms pressure individuals into self-objectification, causing spoken words to lose their authenticity.
Design Concept & Inspiration
Inspired by the collective control found in social insects like ants and bees, the mask and installation design symbolize how true words from the heart are captured, twisted, and fragmented by the "social brain".
Technical Execution & Prototyping
The project achieves physical realization by using Blender’s Geometry Nodes for organic 3D modeling, followed by resin 3D printing, spray painting, and assembling the Arduino, thermal printer, and voice module into a robotic mouth.
