社會性疼痛是人類為了生存而演化出來的機制,目的是為了與他人產生連結。在團體中產生孤立不安的感覺,就是一種社會性疼痛。它並不是一種疾病,而是一種在與他人或群體的互動當中會被觸發的情緒性反應。因為人類是社會性動物,所以這種疼痛會強迫我們尋找社會團體的保護與接納。

野村順一在其著作《色彩的秘密》提到五感的機能比例中視覺佔了人體87%的感官,是最能直接讓人感受到衝擊的。所以我們想藉由將受到疼痛時的心理狀態以視覺化呈現,讓所有人知道摸不著的痛楚是真實存在的。

我們設定的三個小設計本身都是擬人化的,他們擁有不同的社會性疼痛特質。以不同的互動方式搭配上視覺讓觀者更直接地感覺到社會性疼痛的存在與反應。

生理疼痛有相應的疼痛量化表作為評估但心理疼痛卻只能透過言語傳達,或甚至連要表達也相當困難。所以我們想試試看用不同媒材來傳遞痛楚,並且讓觀者在互動的過程中與這些疼痛作品產生連結。透過視覺化這些痛楚並展出,來探討這些不完美是否能被以不同的角度來觀看。

〈 無限迴圈 Limitless Loop 〉
發想來自思想反芻。它是一種情緒性障礙,會陷入同個負向迴圈裡不停重複,導致情緒焦慮、暴躁不安。可能對未來的社交情境做出負向預期,甚至逃避日後的人際互動。

〈 價值重組 Values Restructuring 〉
在適應社會的過程中,我們為了適應群體或符合關係對象的期待而去改變自己的想法,即便那不是如自己所願。價值觀被拆解、改組、替代後,我們反而忘記自我最原始的面貌。

〈 驟雨不止 Non-stopping Sudden downpour 〉
驟雨時如果連續有數個積雨雲通過天空,降雨強度的變化可能會很大,所以我們用驟雨來描寫心理狀態,作品會受到外在人、事物的影響,因而失去了自己的判斷能力。


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Social pain is the mechanism that human evolved for surviving. Its purpose is to connect with others. When you feel isolated or disturbed in a group, you are experiencing social pain. It is not a disease; however, it is a kind of emotional response triggered in interacting with he/she or groups. Because human beings are social animals, this sort of pain may force us to seek for protection and acception of social groups.

Concept:
Nomura Junichi has referred that vision accounts for 87% of human body’s sense in the proportion of the five senses his book: The Secret of Color. It is the most direct way for people to feel shock. Therefore, we want to visualize the mental states as experiencing social pain to tell people the impalpable pain truly exist.

Our three design works are personification. They have different social pain characters. We match different ways of interaction with different visions for people to feel existence and responses more directly.

Physiological pain can be evaluated according to pain score, but psychological pain can be only conveyed through words or even it is quite difficult to express. As a consequence, we want to express the pain by different media and also make a connection between participants and these works. By showing these visualized pain, there are some points that are worth exploring if these imperfections can be viewed from different perspectives.

“Limitless Loop”
The concept is originated to rumination. It is a n emotional barrier, and it can lead to anxiety or irritability. He/She can make negative expectation and even escape from interpersonal interaction in the future.

“Values Restructuring”
We change our thoughts in order to adapt to groups or meet one’s expectations in the process of getting used to the society. Even if it is not what we want. After values are dismantled, restructured and replaced, we forget our prime shapes instead.

”Non-stopping Sudden downpour“
If there are several cumulonimbus passing through the sky during a shower, the intensity of the rainfall can vary a lot. Consequently, we take sudden downpour as the description of mentality. The production is influenced by external things, thus it lose its own judgement.

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李宜芳 葉雅惠, 《斷線 Disconnected》,
互動感應裝置, 2019

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