I Seek the Nerves under Your Skin: A “Fast” Interactive Artwork
Joe Marshall, Alan Chamberlain, Steve Benford · Leonardo · 2011
I Seek the Nerves under Your Skin is a wearable audio artwork that is experienced by people running while wearing a special jacket and headphones. This artwork encourages people to run increasingly fast, pushing themselves physically and mentally, which mirrors the intense, crescendoing performance of a poet heard on the headphones. This article discusses the challenges of designing and deploying an artwork that is experienced at high speeds.