[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Kate Hartman. Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.00,0:00:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I like to make devices Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.00,0:00:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that play with the ways Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.00,0:00:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we relate and communicate. Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.00,0:00:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm specifically interested in how we, as humans, Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.00,0:00:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relate to ourselves, each other Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.00,0:00:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the world around us. Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.00,0:00:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.00,0:00:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So just to give you a bit of context, Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.00,0:00:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as June said, I'm an artist, a technologist and an educator. Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.00,0:00:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I teach courses in physical computing Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.00,0:00:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wearable electronics. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.00,0:00:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And much of what I do is either wearable Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.00,0:00:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or somehow related to the human form. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.00,0:00:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so anytime I talk about what I do, Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to just quickly address Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.00,0:00:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the reason why bodies matter. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's pretty simple. Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.00,0:00:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody's got one -- all of you. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.00,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can guarantee, everyone in this room, Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of you over there, the people in the cushy seats, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.00,0:01:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the people up top with the laptops -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.00,0:01:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we all have bodies. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.00,0:01:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be ashamed. Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.00,0:01:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's something that we have in common Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.00,0:01:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they act as our primary interfaces for the world. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.00,0:01:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so when working as an interaction designer, Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.00,0:01:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or as an artist who deals with participation -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.00,0:01:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating things that live on, in or around the human form -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.00,0:01:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really a powerful space to work within. Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.00,0:01:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So within my own work, Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.00,0:01:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use a broad range of materials and tools. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.00,0:01:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I communicate through everything from radio transceivers Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.00,0:01:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to funnels and plastic tubing. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.00,0:01:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to tell you a bit about the things that I make, Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.00,0:01:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the easiest place to start the story Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.00,0:01:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is with a hat. Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.00,0:01:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so it all started several years ago, Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.00,0:01:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,late one night when I was sitting on the subway, riding home, Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.00,0:01:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was thinking. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.00,0:01:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I tend to be a person who thinks too much and talks too little. Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.00,0:01:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I was thinking about how it might be great Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.00,0:01:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I could just take all these noises -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.00,0:01:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like all these sounds of my thoughts in my head -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.00,0:01:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I could just physically extricate them Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pull them out in such a form Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.00,0:02:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I could share them with somebody else. Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.00,0:02:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I went home, and I made a prototype of this hat. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.00,0:02:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I called it the Muttering Hat, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.00,0:02:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it emitted these muttering noises Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.00,0:02:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were kind of tethered to you, Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.00,0:02:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you could detach them Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.00,0:02:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and share them with somebody else. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.00,0:02:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.00,0:02:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I make other hats as well. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.00,0:02:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one is called the Talk to Yourself Hat. Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.00,0:02:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.00,0:02:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's fairly self-explanatory. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.00,0:02:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It physically carves out conversation space for one. Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.00,0:02:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you speak out loud, Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.00,0:02:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sound of your voice is actually channeled back into your own ears. Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.00,0:02:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.00,0:02:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so when I make these things, Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.00,0:02:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really not so much about the object itself, Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.00,0:02:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather the negative space around the object. Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.00,0:02:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what happens when a person puts this thing on? Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.00,0:03:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What kind of an experience do they have? Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.00,0:03:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how are they transformed by wearing it? Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.00,0:03:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many of these devices Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.00,0:03:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really kind of focus on the ways in which we relate to ourselves. Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.00,0:03:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this particular device is called the Gut Listener. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.00,0:03:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is a tool Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.00,0:03:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that actually enables one Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.00,0:03:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to listen to their own innards. Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.00,0:03:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.00,0:03:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so some of these things Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.00,0:03:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are actually more geared toward expression and communication. Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.00,0:03:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the Inflatable Heart Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.00,0:03:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an external organ Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.00,0:03:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can be used by the wearer to express themselves. Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.00,0:03:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they can actually inflate it and deflate it Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.00,0:03:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to their emotions. Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.00,0:03:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they can express everything from admiration and lust Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to anxiety and angst. Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.00,0:03:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.00,0:03:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some of these are actually meant Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.00,0:03:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mediate experiences. Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.00,0:04:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Discommunicator is a tool for arguments. Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.00,0:04:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.00,0:04:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so actually it allows for an intense emotional exchange, Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.00,0:04:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but is serves to absorb Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.00,0:04:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the specificity of the words that are delivered. Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.00,0:04:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.00,0:04:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the end, Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.00,0:04:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of these things just act as invitations. Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.00,0:04:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Ear Bender literally puts something out there Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.00,0:04:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so someone can grab your ear Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.00,0:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say what they have to say. Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.00,0:04:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even though I'm really interested in the relationship Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.00,0:04:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between people, Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.00,0:04:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also consider the ways Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.00,0:04:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which we relate to the world around us. Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.00,0:04:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so when I was first living in New York City a few years back, Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.00,0:04:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thinking a lot about Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.00,0:04:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the familiar architectural forms that surrounded me Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.00,0:04:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how I would like to better relate to them. Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.00,0:04:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought, "Well, hey! Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.00,0:04:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe if I want to better relate to walls, Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.00,0:04:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe I need to be more wall-like myself." Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.00,0:04:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I made a wearable wall Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.00,0:04:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I could wear as a backpack. Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.00,0:04:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I would put it on Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.00,0:04:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sort of physically transform myself Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.00,0:05:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that I could either contribute to or critique Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.00,0:05:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the spaces that surrounded me. Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.00,0:05:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.00,0:05:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so jumping off of that, Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.00,0:05:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking beyond the built environment into the natural world, Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.00,0:05:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have this ongoing project called Botanicalls -- Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.00,0:05:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which actually enables houseplants Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.00,0:05:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tap into human communication protocols. Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.00,0:05:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when a plant is thirsty, Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.00,0:05:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can actually make a phone call Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.00,0:05:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or post a message to a service like Twitter. Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.00,0:05:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this really shifts the human/plant dynamic, Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.00,0:05:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a single house plant Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.00,0:05:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can actually express its needs Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.00,0:05:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to thousands of people at the same time. Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.00,0:05:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so kind of thinking about scale, Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.00,0:05:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my most recent obsession Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.00,0:05:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is actually with glaciers -- of course. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.00,0:05:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so glaciers are these magnificent beings, Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.00,0:05:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's lots of reasons to be obsessed with them, Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.00,0:05:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what I'm particularly interested in Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.00,0:05:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is in human-glacier relations. Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.00,0:05:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.00,0:05:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because there seems to be an issue. Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.00,0:06:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The glaciers are actually leaving us. Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.00,0:06:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're both shrinking and retreating -- Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.00,0:06:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some of them have disappeared altogether. Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.00,0:06:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I actually live in Canada now, Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.00,0:06:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I've been visiting one of my local glaciers. Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.00,0:06:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this one's particularly interesting, Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.00,0:06:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, of all the glaciers in North America, Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.00,0:06:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it receives the highest volume of human traffic in a year. Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.00,0:06:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They actually have these buses that drive up and over the lateral moraine Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.00,0:06:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and drop people off on the surface of the glacier. Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.00,0:06:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this has really gotten me thinking Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.00,0:06:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about this experience of the initial encounter. Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.00,0:06:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I meet a glacier for the very first time, Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.00,0:06:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do I do? Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.00,0:06:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no kind of social protocol for this. Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.00,0:06:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really just don't even know Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.00,0:06:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to say hello. Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.00,0:06:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do I carve a message in the snow? Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.00,0:06:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or perhaps I can assemble one Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.00,0:06:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of dot and dash ice cubes -- Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.00,0:06:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ice cube Morse code. Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.00,0:06:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or perhaps I need to make myself a speaking tool, Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.00,0:06:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like an icy megaphone Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.00,0:06:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I can use to amplify my voice Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.00,0:06:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I direct it at the ice. Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.00,0:07:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But really the most satisfying experience I've had Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.00,0:07:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the act of listening, Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.00,0:07:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what we need in any good relationship. Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.00,0:07:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was really struck by how much it affected me. Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.00,0:07:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This very basic shift in my physical orientation Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.00,0:07:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helped me shift my perspective Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.00,0:07:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in relation to the glacier. Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.00,0:07:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so since we use devices Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.00,0:07:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to figure out how to relate to the world these days, Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.00,0:07:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually made a device called the Glacier Embracing Suit. Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.00,0:07:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.00,0:07:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this is constructed out of a heat reflected material Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.00,0:07:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that serves to mediate the difference in temperature Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.00,0:07:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the human body and the glacial ice. Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.00,0:07:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once again, it's this invitation Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.00,0:07:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that asks people to lay down on the glacier Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.00,0:07:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give it a hug. Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.00,0:07:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, yea, this is actually just the beginning. Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.00,0:07:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are initial musings for this project. Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.00,0:07:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just as with the wall, how I wanted to be more wall-like, Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.00,0:07:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this project, I'd actually like to take more a of glacial pace. Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.00,0:07:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so my intent Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.00,0:08:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to actually just take the next 10 years Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.00,0:08:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go on a series of collaborative projects Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.00,0:08:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I work with people from different disciplines -- Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.00,0:08:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,artists, technologists, scientists -- Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.00,0:08:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to kind of work on this project Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.00,0:08:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how we can improve human-glacier relations. Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.00,0:08:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So beyond that, in closing, Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.00,0:08:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd just like to say that we're in this era Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.00,0:08:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of communications and device proliferation, Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.00,0:08:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's really tremendous and exciting and sexy, Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.00,0:08:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think what's really important Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.00,0:08:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is thinking about how we can simultaneously Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.00,0:08:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maintain a sense of wonder and a sense of criticality Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.00,0:08:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the tools that we use and the ways in which we relate to the world. Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.00,0:08:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks. Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.00,0:08:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)