Body as Interface
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'Body as Interface' is an interdisciplinary project (2009-2020) led by Ava Fatah as part of ‘Embodied and Embedded Technologies’ on the Architectural Computation programme (MSc/MRes AAC) at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. As part of the project I run workshops that explored space perception, body movement and sensation, and digital and performative interactions. The aim was to discover more embodied and experiential ways of understanding space, architecture and design.
“The body class was inspiring to me largely in its success in getting me out of my comfort zone... it gave me a good understanding of the ways in which we can use our bodies within defined spaces and the discussions we had made me think about the ways that architecture and sculpture are only relevant in terms of the human body... The body as interface is a concept about which I had not thought in the ways we were encouraged to do through these sessions. I found it a positive and thought-provoking.””