Vanity Ring
#2007#wearables
#carat
Commissioned by European Media Art Festival (EMAF)
The Vanity Ring shows the number of Google hits, you receive, when
you search for it's wearer's name. Rings are well known status
symbols, and the included jewel's weight in carat is a comparable
value for the personal ranking of its owner (the largest two
diamonds are in the British crown jewels). The Vanity Ring doesn't
have a jewel, instead it shows the number of hits one gets, when
he searches Google for the name of the person who wears it, a more
adequate value in our time. It is personalized using a custom
software, and after the name is typed the ring will change its
display to show the personal attention carats, while every night,
when it is inserted into its docking station the ring is reloaded
and updated. In this closed medial circuit project, the ring has
influence on social media and the other way round.
Developed in the
Digital Media Class
at the University of the Arts Berlin.
The Vanity Ring shows the number of Google hits you get, when you search for the name of its owner.
Visitors were invited to enter their names and personalize the ring.
