AÑO
2015
CATEGORÍA
Cuerpo
OBJETIVOS
Salud y bienestar
PAL. CLAVE
mobility, health, technology
PAÍS
Netherlands
CRÉDITOS
Govert Flint
in collaboration with Scapino Ballet & programmer Sami Sabik
LINK
http://www.govertflint.com/SEGREGATION-OF-JOY
Segregation of Joy
The bionic chair inspired by ballet
Although our bodies are evolved to move, we tend to design our objects based on monofunctional use and posture. Technology is taking over more functions our bodies were used to execute, developing a useless body for tomorrow. Instead of using our body for productive life, we compensate the lack thereof with leisure activities. Moving our body becomes a choice, a lifestyle and therewith segregated.
By observing dancers of the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, I found movements that positively relate with emotions. Full body movement correlates with happiness. The most static and dominant activity we have in daily life is sitting (behind the computer). To make this activity dynamic, I made an exo skeleton chair that allows the body to move freely.