Name: The art of wearable communication
Uploaded: 2011-09-14T15:02:32Z
Duration: 8 min 48 s
Description: Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-provoking talk, she shows the "Talk to Yourself Hat", the "Inflatable Heart", the "Glacier Embracing Suit", and other unexpected devices.

Kate Hartman: The art of wearable communication

The art of wearable communication

Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-provoking talk, she shows the "Talk to Yourself Hat", the "Inflatable Heart", the "Glacier Embracing Suit", and other unexpected devices.

Communication goes far beyond words; the body itself can become a tool for expression and relationship. By inventing objects like a hat that lets the wearer share internal thoughts or a suit designed to hug a glacier, technology becomes a bridge between people, objects, and even the natural world. A single plant can now tweet its thirst to thousands, and a wearable wall helps people reconsider their relationship to public space. These playful experiments spark wonder, inviting new ways to interact with ourselves, each other, and the environment.