Metamorphosis

Abstract

Drinking custom varies in different cultures as much as dining manners and etiquettes. The wearable project, 'Metamorphosis' is an artistic commentary toward Korean drinking culture in wearable technology. In Korea, drinking is like a social ritual for both personal and professional relationships from friends to colleagues. 'Metamorphosis' is a female garment created during 5 day Wearable Hackathone held by Art Center Nabi in June, 2014. It has a sensitive alcohol sensor embedded at the tip of the collar near mouth, which detects the level of the alcohol consumption from the wearer's breath and expresses in different colors and kinetic movements of the garment. Wearable, applied with culture and technology, can be a new media platform to express how social members of community feel or see.