DateKleed - Duncan van Norden

A tactile material experience to support changing embodied social habits.

Sunday the 15th of March the 1,5 meter-society has been introduced. From this point on nobody is allowed to get near each other closer than 1,5 meter except for your housemates. Our brain was set to tell that an interhuman distance between 120 cm and 200 cm would be most appropriate for business relationships (like your colleagues, classmates etc.) or strangers. The Dutch Government has imposed to treat our loved ones the same way. We are not allowed to choose our own personal space anymore. The DateKleed will encourage human interaction in a safe way, to prevent society for serious threatening effects, like Huidhonger, without the need of striking tape, fines or police watching you.