Body, Space & Technology Journal (Feb 2023)
INTER/her: An immersive journey inside the female body - Creative Processes, Reflections and Revelations
Abstract
INTER/her: Intimate Journey inside the FemaleBody isan immersive installation and Virtual Reality artwork focussing onpost-reproductive diseases that for women over 30 can often experience,including: endometriosis, fibroids, polyps, ovarian and other cysts, as well asmore serious cervical, ovarian, uterine and endometrial cancers. The project isan intimate immersive exploration of the inner world of women’s bodies and thereproductive diseases they can suffer. The focus of INTER/her is onfemale health is intended as a personal exploration, conversation starter, andcommunity builder. This article discusses the creative methods, design process,and tools for making the multimodal interaction used in INTER/her,exploring their nature, value, and significance within the project, and whatthey implicate for future work in this area of art, design and research. Itwill discuss the making, expression and narrative elements used to represent,explore, and understand the emotional and bodily/sensorial experience designedfor visitors, as well as the meaning making through metaphors used to representdifferent organs and ailments. It will cover the collaborative development ofthe team using various technologies and storytelling approaches guiding themaking and communication during the 2nd lockdown of the COVID pandemic in theUK.@font-face{font-family:SimSun;panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;mso-font-alt:宋体;mso-font-charset:134;mso-generic-font-family:auto;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;}@font-face{font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;mso-font-charset:0;mso-generic-font-family:roman;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face{font-family:"Palatino Linotype";panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 5 5 3 3 4;mso-font-charset:0;mso-generic-font-family:roman;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:-536870265 1073741843 0 0 415 0;}@font-face{font-family:"\@SimSun";panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;mso-font-charset:134;mso-generic-font-family:auto;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-unhide:no;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:13.0pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-no-proof:yes;}p.MDPI17abstract, li.MDPI17abstract, div.MDPI17abstract{mso-style-name:"MDPI_1\.7_abstract";mso-style-unhide:no;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-style-next:Normal;margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:130.4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.0pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;layout-grid-mode:char;mso-layout-grid-align:none;font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE;mso-bidi-language:EN-US;}.MsoChpDefault{mso-style-type:export-only;mso-default-props:yes;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}div.WordSection1{page:WordSection1;}
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