Smack
The system monitors skin on skin contact, such as high-fives, foot steps, smacks on your face, and others.
Lay Your Hands (In Mine)
When one person touches both of the contact points the systems recognizes the pre-existing electrical flow in their bodies. The triggers an internal system to turn on a light.
I had the honor of presenting this at Lunder Institute's Think Tank
Kwabena Slaughter, “lay your hands on ours”, Greene Block + Studios, July 3, 2025. Lunder Institute for American Art Summer Think Tank 2025, photography by Ben Wheeler.
Illustration of the system
When the dancers stand on the contact points and clap their hands together, the system recognizes the flow between them.
Shadows In Dance
There's a dance behind the white curtain. When the dance in front steps in certain places on the dance floor it causes lights behind the curtain to turn on, which casts the hidden dancers shadows onto the curtain.