KATE REED
Designer
Parasite
2019WearableMetal
Parasite - Image 1

DESCRIPTION

The piece is fabricated from copper sheet and wire, shaped to create intimate contact with the wearer's skin surface. The copper material functions as both structure and sensor, creating a galvanic cell when in contact with perspiration. Salt in human sweat acts as an electrolyte, generating electrical current through the chemical reaction between copper and moisture. This current, produced during moments of physiological stress or fear, powers LED elements embedded within the structure. The form is designed to emphasize its dependence on the host body, with tendrils and connectors that appear to draw sustenance from the wearer. The piece makes visible the normally invisible exchange between body and technology, exaggerating the extractive relationship into a tangible, parasitic presence.

PROCESS

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