iBum
'Arse is the window of soul.'
A modern simple chair. However, the surface of its seat is covered in transparent plastic.
Beneath the plastic hides a scanner; thus the chair is able to scan the bottom of whoever sits on it and print out the image a few minutes later, giving the sitter an exact picture of his or her 'derrière'. The chair delivers a new visual and interactive experience as well as entertainment for its users.
The chair's concept was inspired by streakers (buttocks in particular) in British popular culture. Recently, people all over the world feel more confortable to publically express their sexual interests due to this spreading global phenomenon. Therefore the i-Bum reflects this visual sexual context in post-modern popular culture.
Credit
Creation and direction :
Tomomi Sayuda
Conceptual advice :
Nicolas Marechal, Joel Karamath, Biggles
Technical support :
Nicolas Marechal, Alcwyn Parker, Shozo Kuze
Furniture building :
Wayne Pritchard
Music : <>BR/Kumiko Yabu, Makoto Nomura
Media appearance
Magazine
Newspaper
Book
TV
Web
Past exhibition
February 2011 Art Mosh, Munich, Germany
November 2010 Art Mosh, London, UK
January 2010 IMM Cologne (International furniture fair), Cologne, Germany
October 2009 Frieze Art Fair, Resonance FM booth,, London
September 2009 AD Agency Mother London
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