Vanity Ring
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#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.
