{"id":3978,"date":"2021-02-06T13:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T18:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/?p=3978"},"modified":"2021-02-06T13:29:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T18:29:00","slug":"assignment-2-ying-gaos-walking-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/3978\/assignment-2-ying-gaos-walking-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Assignment 2: Ying Gao&#8217;s Walking City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">by Helen Yu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imbedded in the origami-style folds of these dresses are pneumatic pumps that fill the garments with air. The pumps, activated by proximity, sound, and touch, trigger intricate expansions and contractions in the folds of the dresses, as if the garments themselves are alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about Ying Gao&#8217;s Walking City on <a href=\"http:\/\/yinggao.ca\/interactifs\/walking-city\/\">her website<\/a> and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2011\/07\/20\/walking-city-dresses-by-ying-gao\/\">this Dezeen article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_08-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3990\" width=\"182\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_08-edited.jpg 351w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_08-edited-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><figcaption>(Ying Gao, 2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_06-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3991\" width=\"183\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_06-edited.jpg 466w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_06-edited-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><figcaption>(Ying Gao, 2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_05-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3992\" width=\"183\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_05-edited.jpg 466w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dezeen_Walking-City-by-Ying-Gao_05-edited-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><figcaption>(Ying Gao, 2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"walking city, interactive dress 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25645598?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>When Dress 1 detects an approaching spectator, the origami folds in the garment expand and contract.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"walking city, interactive dress 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25646022?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>If a spectator breathes into the microphone connected to Dress 2, the pleats in the dress inflate, giving the impression of the rise and fall of breathing.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"walking city, interactive dress 3\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25646074?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Touching the fabric origami on Dress 3 triggers a contraction and expansion response.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ying Gao breathes life into her works with intricate rises and falls, expansions and contractions. By incorporating motions found in the nature into her garments, Ying Gao is able to replicate nature\u2019s response to its environment. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The garments act as an extension of the wearer\u2019s expressions and emotions. Looking at the first dress, when a stranger is too close, the dress inflates, as if to protect the wearer. This reaction to proximity is reminiscent of defense responses found hedgehogs and puffer fish (can we call this <em>textile adaptation<\/em>?). Imagine this garment technology in our current pandemic. If people were not social distancing, the garment could inflate as a warning or defense for the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world that is looking to be more conscious of people\u2019s comfort levels (physical and emotional), Ying Gao\u2019s \u201cWalking City\u201d revolutionizes the way in which we respect, understand, and interact with each other. Seeing your interactions manifested onto someone&#8217;s clothing opens your eyes to how others are affected and how <strong>you <\/strong>affect others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Helen Yu Imbedded in the origami-style folds of these dresses are pneumatic pumps that fill the garments with air. 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