Dr. Franz Freudenthal Tichauer developed a life-saving technology to address the heart problems faced by those living in the high-altitude city of La Paz. Unfortunately, no single machine was capable of producing these intricate devices. But, when automation failed, Freudenthal turned to craft. Now, the ancestral weaving techniques of Bolivia's indigenous Aymara women are being used to knit these breakthroughs in medical technology.
http://adrenaline.ucsd.edu/kirsh/publications.html?fbclid=IwAR1thvPm3Ub173yLozt3sOBS4KBecEHr9C1wIl5RW-Y0Mp7UsFjk8DKe6YU ABSTRACT: The theory of embodied cognition can provide HCI practitioners and theorists with new ideas about interaction and new principles for better designs. I support this claim with four ideas about cognition:
Sections 1 & 2 the most pertinent; then the rest of the article goes into a discussion on "marking" in dance. Seems like Kirch's older research could be applicable too. This is the ceiling of the Stony Island Arts Bank. Part of Rebuild Foundation where we will be in residency. Our floors will be right at home below.
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