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Space2Go

Marina Castan (RCA London), Marie Heidingsfelder (Fraunhofer CeRRI, Berlin)

 

The concept of intimacy is closely linked to the private sphere. Hence, new technologies make intimacy portable: using your smartphone, you can have important and emotional conversations while crossing a public space or while sitting at a train station. In these moments,you might wish to have your own physical space around you – a portable space that gives you a shelter and allows you to concentrate on private and intimate questions.

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