The foot knows the foot when it touches the earth. Jennifer Justice. 2020, 35"x8'x8.' Haptic Sculpture Installation (3D prints, tactile transducers, reclaimed wood pallets, earth, moss, streaming audio. Installation view, ReCoding CripTech at SOMARTS, San Francisco (CA).
The foot feels the foot when it touches the earth emerged as a response to the 2017 California wildfires. A network of haptic platforms fed by tactile transducers allows 3D model sculptures to transmit sound and vibration, animating our collective carbon footprint. 3D imprints of animal tracks help illustrate key species' role in the story of climate change. The beats of clog dancing invoke a human stampede that amplify—both literally and figuratively—the impact of human encroachment on healthy ecosystems. Accessibility considerations inform the aesthetic choices of this installation, inviting visitors to examine the relationship of disability, body, and place.
Image Description: Stacked wooden pallets form three towers, which form a rough L shape. Their sides are alternately painted jewel green or left bare, with some red paint and industrial text visible. On the surface of the two taller towers are two dark round industrial wired objects encased in a shallow wooden box and red and green moss, red, green and blue 3D-printed animal footprints, and soil. The shorter tower is heaped with green, red, and yellow moss. Image credit: Richard Lomibao
Image Description: Stacked wooden pallets form three towers, which form a rough L shape. Their sides are alternately painted jewel green or left bare, with some red paint and industrial text visible. On the surface of the two taller towers are two dark round industrial wired objects encased in a shallow wooden box and red and green moss, red, green and blue 3D-printed animal footprints, and soil. The shorter tower is heaped with green, red, and yellow moss. Image credit: Richard Lomibao
The foot knows the foot when it touches the earth. Jennifer Justice. 2020, Installation view, ReCoding CripTech at SOMARTS (Darrin Martin VR projection visible in background)
The foot knows the foot when it touches the earth. Jennifer Justice, 2020. 35"x8'x8.' Haptic Sculpture Installation (3D prints, tactile transducers, reclaimed wood pallets, earth, moss, streaming audio.