Videos - What people think about "Personal Space"

Andrew wears PERSONAL SPACE and says what he thinks about it:




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Matthew wears PERSONAL SPACE and says what he thinks about it:

What is "Personal Space"?

You must be asking yourself what "Personal Space" is.

Well, as an artist and inventor, I felt like it was my obligation to come up with a solution for certain problems I face - and I'm sure lots of people (especially those who live in big cities) do, too.

I live in a city of nearly 20 million people.

Whenever I walk out in the streets, I don't know if I look too thin, too ugly, too repulsive or if I seem to be "invisible".

I only know people seem not to see me, as as they're always bumping, hitting me, stepping on me, or pushing me. Of course I always HATE when they cough or sneeze on me. Sometimes people aren't even polite enough to say "sorry", but well, even if they do - so what? You gave me YOUR disease, dammit! I don't think you're sorry enough. If you were, you'd have AT LEAST covered your mouth, or turned your head before doing that on me.

Yes, folks, we live in a planet that gets more and more populous every day, and some people don't seem to understand the most basic rules of courtesy. I can't ask people to respect my personal space, my health, my will to walk freely without being pushed or bumped.

So I created this AWESOME object of art, called "PERSONAL SPACE". It's been classified as "functional art", and it ensures we maintain a safe distance from others - still being sociable, without hurting ANYONE, without being aggressive, without being impolite - WITHOUT GETTING HURT either. I'm positive this will be VERY popular in the future with lots of people, as EVERYONE would like to have personal space but no one knows HOW to preserve it.

This device is a piece that can be worn like a belt, you don't need to use your hands to hold it, so you'll have freedom of movement - you'll be able to move your waist, back, arms and legs normally with it.

At first the idea was to protect human beings from problems we can cause to each other, like being hit, bumped, etc., as well as health issues like keeping a safe distance to prevent the spread of infectious/ contagious diseases like the swine flu.

It is scientifically proved that keeping a distance of 3 to 6 feet from infected people can be more effective to prevent infections than wearing masks.

If you wear a mask and someone coughs right above your head, YOU'RE SICK.

BUT if someone coughs like there's no tomorrow and you're at a safe distance, NOTHING will happen to you. Why? Simply because germs can't travel that long in space to reach you. They can travel some, but not that long. That's why personal space is important. It kind of reminds me of the Middle Ages, when people didn't know that something as simple as washing hands could save lives. It feels like people have no idea that something as simple as keeping their personal space safe can prevent diseases (like the swine flu) and save lives!!!!!

I tested PERSONAL SPACE in Brazil, and I got the most amazing feedback.

People not only LOVED the idea of having a device to protect them against diseases and certain problems we face in crowded big cities, as they also created new uses for "Personal Space", calling the object"Personal Father" (so that fathers could let their daughters go out at night without worrying if their boyfriends would keep a certain distance from the girls....

Someone else called it "Personal Husband", saying she'd let her husband go out more often, knowing other women would be kept distant from her husband.. another person said it would be great if people who ride bikes could wear it as a protection measure, like helmets; another person emphasized that this object can decrease the rate of crimes like raping (very interesting uses, I'd say!)..

I thought people would frown at the idea of wearing my device, but nobody actually did it. What most people said was "HOW / WHERE CAN I GET ONE? IT'S THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN, I WANT ONE".

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTION AGAINST THE SWINE FLU, INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN GENERAL

I created a VERY effective way to ensure people have their personal space preserved. It also prevents pandemics such as the swine flu and other infectious / contagious diseases, and you won't have to feel crushed after going to a crowded place. *************************************************************************************************

* (Brazil) Shopping with PERSONAL SPACE

Nothing is better than having our PERSONAL SPACE preserved, right? NOW YOU CAN HAVE - and wear - YOUR OWN "PERSONAL SPACE" device!!!

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* (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Riding a Trikke with PERSONAL SPACE



* (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Riding a Trikke with PERSONAL SPACE

PERSONAL SPACE - protection against the swine flu (and other infectious and contagious diseases)

I've always wanted to be able to walk in the streets without being pushed, kicked, stepped on, hit, etc.

I can tell you all that happened to me all the time (I don't know why) but now I've got my "PERSONAL SPACE" and I feel comfortable in the crowd. No more problems.

I FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE.

I know NOBODY WILL STEAL MY WALLET, and I know I WON'T GET CONTAGIOUS DISEASES LIKE THE SWINE FLU and so many others! It feels like heaven!





















* people don't bump me anymore! WOW!




* "Personal Space" - the best way to avoid the swine flu efficiently

















* Personal Space in Av. Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil




* feeling safe wearing "Personal Space"





















* compfy with my Personal Space



* Cars never respected me - before I had my "Personal Space"!





















* Personal Space in Sao Paulo, Brazil










Text written by the French artist Fred Forest, creator of the concept of Communication aesthetics and co-founder of Sociological art.

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Vivian Puxian, en proposant le "Personal Space " invente un autre type de rapport au monde. Alors que toute l'idéologie contemporaine se base, aussi bien dans les rues des grandes métropoles que sur les réseaux électroniques, à une multiplication, vertigineuse et hallucinante des contacts, elle choisit, elle, exactement le contraire. En ce sens, elle prélude peut-être à des comportements futurs qui viseront à préserver la sphère individuelle des agressions et intrusions permanentes auxquels nous sommes soumis dans la vie moderne. Que ce soit dans les rues de Sao Paulo, à Times Square à New York, ou dans le métro de Tokyo, notre intimité se trouve en permanence exposée à des pressions fluctuantes : bousculée, heurtée et violée. Cela, en même temps, que notre corps physique doive tenter d'esquiver tous les impacts qui cherchent à l'atteindre comme des projectiles fous. Vivian Puxian a conçu un objet artistique et symbolique pour nous en protéger. Cet objet se présente comme une sorte de sculpture dans laquelle on installe son corps. Oui, on rentre dans sa sculpture comme pour l'habiter et cette derniere va devenir en symbiose avec vous une partie de votre propre corps. Une sculpture qui se passe autour de la taille et que l'on peut concevoir, à la fois; comme un bijou monumental, une armure ou une dague effilée.C'est en soi un bel objet.Sa surface est lisse comme une pièce de design futuriste, et sa forme pourtant ne laisse aucun doute sur sa fonction. Une fonction qui consiste, dans la progression, à écarter, avec souplesse et élégance, tout ce qui se présente sur son chemin, Un peu comme les habits de métal des années 70 du couturier Paco Rabbane. Cet objet, repousse, ainsi, de part et d'autre, un magma vivant. Un matériau protéiforme que se presente frontalement, et qu'il s'agit d'éviter. Un peu comme la proue d'un navire qui creuse de part et d'autre de sa coque deux sillons profonds, qui laissent loin derriere eux qu'un peu d'écume à la surface de la mer.Cette sculpture, d'un nouveau genre, fend en deux tout matérau qu'elle rencontre. Pas question de provoquer un choc frontal. Elle divise de part et d'autre de ses flancs tout objet qui viserait à contrarier sa progression. Les obstacles humains s'écartent d'eux-mêmes sur son passage. Ils sont comme coupés en deux, par l'energie developpée par leur propre violence. Une violence aveugle, qui se retourne contre eux; sans jamais pouvoir géner la progression de celui qui a eu la prudence de passer la scuplture en question autour de sa taille. En effet, même si son rôle premier, est celui d'abord de délimiter un espace autour de soi, l'espace circonscrit par la "sculpture" de Vivian, peut être percu comme une île de calme, au milieu de la folie et la furie des éléments. La folie des hommes. Un lieu protégé et privilégié, d'où l'on peut observer toute cette vaine agitation qui anime notre environnement, et qui comme un molosse est prêt à se jeter sur vous pour vous dépecer en petits morceaux avant de vous dévorer gloutonnement. Mais ce serait s'abuser, si l'on pensait que cet objet d'art était seulement conçu comme un objet destiné à nous mettre à l'abri des agressions physiques. Le monde moderne est chargé aussi de dangers latents contre lesquels il est urgent et indispensable de se prémunir. Des dangers invisibles, qui peuvent sournoisement prendre le nom de microbes, de bactéries ou de radiations diverses, et attenter à votre vie sans même que vous vous en rendiez compte. Le sculpture-ceinture de Vivian, vous en protege, aussi, car son port vous fait entrer mentalemeent et inévitablement dans des rituels de déplacements, qui sont comme des dessins dans l'espace. Des mouvements qui seront au sol, comme autant de traces et de signes initiatiques, du chemin que chacun se fraye dans la solitude pour aller jusqu'au bout de sa vie.


Fred Forest"