“Longing for Touch” is an investigation of what

makes us drawn to tactile interactions. With this

project and essay I am focussing on the importance

of our haptic sense and draw attention to the experiences

we lack, in a world where our experiences

are getting digitalized to a greater extent.

I am investigating how phenomena such as pleasure

and aesthetics are linked together and how

they can be used to foster physical interaction.

I have a fascination of how we as humans are

drawn towards disgust, and I’m interested in the

tension these contradicting feelings create. In this

essay I present research, that shows disgust both

revolts and attracts, and I go over why disgust is

an effective tool to capture attention.

In the studio, I’m transforming my findings from

the research into physical objects.

By focusing on aesthetics while playing with

elements of disgust – I can create objects we are

drawn to touch.