The Escaping Chair is a chair-shaped device that tries to escape from nearby people. When it detects a person approaching, the chair will automatically move away to prevent people from sitting. Ironically, this in turn makes the person more conscious about sitting. Though the chair only has the simple function of moving away from approaching people, it is possible to feel its will through its actions.
The Escaping ChairTakeshi Oozu (JP)
Installation, 2015
Takeshi Oozu (JP)
Takeshi Oozu, a member of the younger generation of Japanese new media production, graduated from the School of Art and Design at the University of Tsukuba, where he is currently enrolled as a PhD candidate in the program “Empowerment Informatics”. Oozu presented his work in Japan and abroad (International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2016, Eindhoven; Ars Electronica festival, Linz, 2015; TMAF - Tsukuba Media Art Festival, 2015; etc.)
