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Seeing Away
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA (2012)Dimensions: variable
Materials: Projection, custom-made spectacles
There is no precise English equivalent for the Dutch verb tasten, a word that could be compared to “rummage,” or the action of searching with ones hands in the dark. Seeing Away explores a perceptual process that amalgamates several senses: sight, taste, and touch are unified, producing an unexpected experience of familiar objects, environments, and communication modes, defamiliarizing the spectators to their environment.
Participants wear special spectacles, so-called "bed specs" – spectacles designed for reading in bed whilst lying down – and engage with food, writing tools, and other everyday objects.
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