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Extended Nailz / 2026

Long nails once created distance from touch.
Here, that distance becomes a new sensory channel,
giving life to another body through contact.

Individual Project for MAS S.63 (Critical Matter, MIT Media Lab)

 

Developed a wearable interface that translates fingernail contact into servo-driven motion mimicking the rise and fall of a breathing chest.

 

Soldered and integrated capacitive sensing, ESP32 control, and servo actuation into custom 3D-printed enclosures designed for wearable fit and concealed electronics.
 

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Technical Description

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Details coming soon.

 

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Interactive Multimedia

How can the body itself become an instrument for multisensory expression and communication?

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