Addicted
Digital Intimacy; Interaction; Installation
Clay, wire, fabric
1 metre * 1.2 metres
This project investigates “painless” and “consumer” intimacy in the data age. I observe the phenomenon of people efficiently retrieving and choosing their ideal partner through fragmented information on social media, as well as the pursuit of painless and happy relationship discourses and the phenomenon of spending money to chat with online “virtual role-playing” partners who fulfil their fantasies. Behind the phenomenon of chatting with “virtual role-play” partners who fulfil their fantasies is a shift in people’s view of love. Through my project, I hope to show the “painless and consumerised love” in the age of data and make people reflect on these phenomena. The computer will record the process of people kneading the playdough that refers to their ideal mate according to their preference. Touching the inflatable ball will produce a piercing sound. When people scan the candies and chocolates on the ground, they will see some animations or texts made by AR and 3D software. Scanning different candies will bring up different animations or text messages, and people will learn about a love story in a fragmented and collected way.
About Peiru Chen
Peiru is a digital designer and graphic designer based in London. She is currently studying at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. She uses programming to create musical and graphic narratives, as well as interactive installations and digital connections to explore digital intimacy. Her work revisits the ‘painless, fragmented, sweet’ construction of contemporary intimacy and experiments with different materials and multi-dimensional interactive narratives to connect with people.