Art + Architecture + Design
SMILE HELMET
How many of us had summer jobs in which we dealt with the public all day long? Well here is another great "helmet" idea: A helmet for people in jobs which demand an unusual amount of smiling, such as air-stewards, receptionists and politicians. A sensor in the front of the helmet detects anybody within a 2 metre range, at which point the mouth is pulled into a broad grin by a small servo motor and some concealed fishing wire. The helmet addresses the facades of social interaction and explores our responses to affected expressions. It is modelled here by Brendan Walker.
Check out the film here: http://www.timsimpson.net/sess/smilehelmet
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