Skrin is an exploration project on digitalized body skin surface using embedded electronics and prosthetics. Human skin is a means for protection, a mediator of our senses, and a presentation of our selves. Through several projects, we expand the expression capacity of the body's surface and emphasize the dynamic aesthetics of body texture by technological means. Working with conventional special effect makeup artists, we “hide” electronics into silicone which is applied onto skin and covered by cosmetics. The digitalized skin surface is connected with the affective experience, while the illuminated body is a representation of internal state.
Working with bionic pop artist Viktoria Modesta, we deployed the project in Music Tech Festival Berlin 2016 and transformed her body as a canvas along with the performance.