REWIRING INTIMACY
Rewiring Intimacy explores human movement, intimacy, and connection in the evolving context of digitalisation and technological advances. The piece challenges the ways we experience physicality, presence, and technology in a world where touch is increasingly digitised.
We built a humanoid object — a chair constructed from metal and wood, embedded with touch sensors and speakers. Two dancers interact with this object, triggering spoken-word audio that both guides their movement and contextualises the performance. The object responds, listens, and extends the dialogue between body and the system it embodies.
By merging human movement with interactive sound, the piece does not ask whether technology separates or connects us, but how the two can evolve together.
ROLE
- Art Direction
- Movement Direction
- Sound Design
- Conceptualisation and critical research, linking ideas to contemporary and global contexts
- Storytelling and narrative development — structuring choreography, audio, and selecting dancers
- Creating a cohesive dialogue between movement, sound, and the interactive object
CONCEPT
The boundaries between the body and digital systems are blurring — we exist both digitally and physically. The "chair" was chosen as an initial object because it is a symbol of invitation, presence, and social structure. By embedding touch sensors within this deconstructed sculpture, the work interrogates technology's role in shaping our experiences of presence, intimacy, and agency.
