//THEORETICAL BACKGROUND RESEARCH

07- HEDGEHOG MIMICRY

What is peripersonal space

‘Peripersonal space is the frst margin between the surface of our body and the external world.’ p1

Iachini, Tina, Yann Coello, Francesca Frassinetti, and Gennaro Ruggiero. “Body space in social interactions: a comparison of reaching and comfort distance in immersive virtual reality.” PloS one 9, no. 11 (2014): e111511.

‘This spatially guided protection of the body surface is one of the most basic sensorimotor problems facing any animal.’ p845-846

Graziano, Michael SA, and Dylan F. Cooke. “Parieto-frontal interactions,

Why do people need distance/personal space from each other

‘peripersonal space …has also been thought of as a protective buffer surrounding the body and prompting defensive actions (Coello et al. 2012; Graziano and Cooke 2006). p1 and Vincenzo Paolo Senese. “The infuence of anxiety and personality factors on comfort and reachability space: a correlational study.” Cognitive processing 16, no. 1 (2015): 255-258.

What are the qualities of the space around the individual

‘two traditions of research have explored body space: one about peripersonal space in the neuro-cognitive feld, one about personal space in the social psychology feld.‘ p1

Sensitivity

to touch/distance for different people women preferred a greater distance toward approachers than did men…One study also showed an interaction with women preferring male approachers at a further distance.’ P15

Andersson, Ellen, and Tora Sjökvist. “Closing in on social anxiety: Investigating social anxiety, personality, affectivity, and social distance.” (2019).

Factors affecting sensitivity

‘it is an ‘‘emotional’’ area called ‘‘personal space’’ that people feel like ‘‘their private space’’ and cannot be intruded by others without causing discomfort.‘ p1

Problems that can result from interpersonal proximity

‘The results show that SAD is associated with distorted estimation ofnterpersonal distance.’ p1250

Givon‐Benjio, Nur, Roni Oren‐Yagoda, Idan M. Aderka, and Hadas Okon‐Singer. Biased distance estimation in social anxiety disorder: A new avenue for understanding avoidance behavior.” Depression and Anxiety 37, no. 12 (2020): 12431252.

The physical distance between people is the space around the bodies of different individuals, a sanctuary with emotions and privacy. This space originates from human instinct and is diversifed according to the differences between individuals.

//BODY LANGUAGE

To visualise the peripersonal space as a protective space, tried to design the support structure of the installation in the form of a wraparound wrap. And based on the notion that the size of this space can be contracted or expanded depending on the context, emotion, and personal characteristics, provide the appropriate size for the different body parts. Enables the installation to visualise the idea while injecting new expressions into various positions.

Legend (200ppl in total) Gender conducted further social research based on individual differences in gender, age, and personality. The study found that most people feel their private sphere is being violated due to their proximity to others in today’s high-density society. In contrast, young people and women are more sensitive to protecting their sphere. The head, neck, wrists, and abdomen areas are more private than others and require more peripersonal space.

//MODEL SET UP

3D modelling and renderings of the devices, each designed to provide a full range of protection and safety distances to the body parts

//WEARABLE DEVICES

HEDGEHOG MIMICRY is an experimental project not designed for a s ecifc erson. he installation is built on bod basis and visualise a virtual s ace of distance between eo le. he device has a degree of variabilit and e ibilit that rotects the eri ersonal area without hindering the develo ent of a sense of closeness