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Exhibitions 2005 Interaction-Ivrea: Line Ulrika Christiansen, Stefano Mirti and Stefano Testa (with Daniele Mancini and Francesca Sassaroli), Massimo Banzi StudioApe: Gianluca Alessio and Francesco Zannier Soundscapes: Raphael Monzini More images Touch me 
photo by Walter Aprile Touch The sense of touch is the first sense we develop as a human being, and the only sense that covers our whole bodies though touch is often neglected when interfaces to digital objects are created. Most interfaces to digital devices are based on sound and vision and only rarely employ the sense of touch. Instinctively we reach out to touch those objects that attract or perplex. Touch conveys an intimacy both at a physical and emotional level. We will combine the thought; �seeing is believing but it is touch that determines reality� by using touch as the only input to interaction with a space but with the output playing with all the senses. The interactive objects or surfaces will use different materials that each will allow for a different sensation. The interaction will be integrated in the seating as well as the objects suspended in the space. Experience Our experiences of space oscillate through constructions, deconstructions and reconstructions and interactions with real and virtual spaces. Spaces comprised of a milieu of relationships between bodies, objects, surroundings, images, cultures, events, sounds etc. These bodily movements through different postures, speeds, orientations and durations affect how we experience, think, connect and relate in our present surrounding. In other words, it is in the interfaces and in the relationships between different interactions, spatial, temporal and visual alignments that construct our experiences. The experience of Fine Skins will be building on the stimulation of the visual sense, sound, motion and touch, as well as the use of vibration to effect the spatial surrounding. Fine Skins is a re-generation zone either for a single user experience or in a cluster of several units put together to create an experience for a larger number of people to be involved. 
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