Dis-Armor project description
Dis-Armor in interdisciplinary project created by Krystof Wodiczko. Basically, Dis-Armor is electronic device that consists of helmet covering the face and two LCD screens on the back. The helmet includes instilled cameras, rear view mirror, monitor, headphone and microphone. LCD screens on the back show the projection of user’s eyes. There is also a speaker below the LCD screens on the back to project user’s voice. As a result, the device allows the user to see, hear and talk with interlocutor standing behind.(Dis-Armor Project). Thus, Dis-Armor gives an opportunity for indirect communication between the users who can speak through their backs.
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“Dis-Armor” is a project that challenges traditional understanding of human body and communication. Explaining his purpose of creating the project Wodiczko states, “Specifically, Dis-Armor is designed for high-school-age students and school-refusers who have survived overwhelming life experiences and wish to try to overcome a false sense of shame… In short, Dis-Armor is a device to help young trauma survivors lift their shields of shame, to break inner and outer walls of silence, and to share difficult memories, critical thoughts, and hopes with others in the midst of public space.”(Wodiczko 44).
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