David Darts

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Personal Space Suit

David Darts

Saturday

2–4pm

14th Street and Fifth Avenue

Sunday

2–4pm

14th Street and Ninth Avenue

The Personal Space Suit is a sensor-equipped interactive garment used to monitor and safeguard personal space. The suit creates a digital security perimeter around the wearer that detects and repels personal space invaders. It also includes a "presence detection" mode that allows trusted friends and loved ones to enter the wearer’s personal space without interference. The project invites us to consider how we manage spatial relationships and respect personal boundaries in our daily lives. The Personal Space Suit is an interactive artwork, and audience members are encouraged to try it on and test it out!

Personal Space Suit Project

David Darts is Global Network Associate Professor of the Arts at NYU. He is the director of the Laboratory of the Future Present, an artistic research studio that studies emerging technologies, design, and the human condition. His work has been featured in over 200 publications, including New Scientist, Le Monde, Ars Technica, and Wired Italia.