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Naked Communication was a project to dissolve international communication barriers using an analogy of the Japanese hot bath scenario. We held a series of globally connected parties and workshops to test our ideas. Collaborators: Ann Yamamoto, Taro Taguchi. 03.2002 |
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The Naked Communication Project
Tokyo, New York, Toronto, Shanghai, Merida City, Vienna
This
project draws inspiration from the Japanese custom whereby unacquainted people bathe together as a means of improving communication, known as 'hadaka no tsukiai'. It proposed that members of the Trading
Places Network find a virtual parallel to 'hadaka no tsukiai' as an experiment
in remote communication and collaboration.
The Naked Communication Project asked participants from Tokyo, New York, Toronto, Shanghai, Merida City, Vienna 'What is your image of my city, and what is my image of yours?'
Using images, rather than words to exchange these impressions, it was
proposed that language barriers could be detoured, and 'naked' communication
achieved. Participants were grouped by city and created their image of
five other cities, using any medium that could be transferred electronically,
except text.
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