GMU:Sustainable Aesthetics/Passion Asasu

_________ (the blank_et)

Coming back to the soft spot of my heart, embracing my broken soul, finding my inner peace, and reconnecting to the random parts that I love and hate about myself. After a long period of self-destruction, now it’s time to give myself a big, tight hug for as long as I need.

This personal message is conveyed through an interactive blanket installation that allows visitors to sit in the middle and experience a hug from the blanket. When you are not at your strongest spot, being passive is not a sign of weakness but instead, acceptance. Let’s allow ourselves to be an object for a bit, deconstruct our perception and let an object like a blanket gives us a warm hug.

_________ is a piece of skin-like material large enough to enfold most of one's feelings, to embrace the fragility, and thick enough to keep the heart warm by trapping kindness, compassion, and self-forgiveness that otherwise the warmth would be lost through the winter of life.

/OLD CONCEPT

Visual

First Try

Blanket Material

2 pieces fabric
6 feet of flexible wire
20 feet of carbon heater tape 15mm
Silver conductive wire
Glue paste
Female plug 5.5 mm
Iron-on no-sew hem tape
Ref: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-carbon-heated-blanket/

Heat Sensor

Ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUzuj2XZrJ0

Low Voltage Robot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0PPPU-jL5E