In what is also known as 'the Inflatable Era', inflatable architecture was manufactured as a prerequisite for a new, nomadic way of life. Space travel served as the inspiration for these capsules. However, are these high-tech hide-outs post-human or not?
This text by Bart Lootsma was originally published in the accompanying catalog of the exhibition. You can find the full catalog here. In the 1960s and 1970s, new media such as radio, telephone and television changed the relationship between people and their surroundings. New technologies made it possible to influence the way people experience their surroundings. Perception becomes an important theme for many artists and designers in this period.
This is particularly evident in the work of Alfons Schilling. He builds a series of machines that restrict the perception of the person wearing them extremely. The wearer thus becomes aware of his perception.
Goggles and helmets by Haus-Rucker-Co transform the perception of the environment through added visual irritation and sound.
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