Exploring pandemic psyche in art: When you breathe out, people are frightened
Posted : 2021-02-17 17:00 Updated : 2021-02-18 12:22 Interaction designer redefines breathing as source of fear in pandemic era By Park Han-sol In normal times, breathing is recognized as a central force of life. But in the seemingly endless days of the COVID-19 pandemic, that same process of delivering air into and out of our lungs has transformed into a threatening source of anxiety and conflict. The possibility of very real danger lurks in every breath let out. Interaction designer Youn Hye-jun redefines our perception of human contact and respiration in her artwork "AuxeticBreath," whic...