Status Suit
Performance / specially designed Status Suit
2011

John Wild

Our social interactions have been transformed by the emergence of virtual social spaces. On-line Social Networking sites incorporate a multitude of mediated platforms in which individuals can communicate, share their thoughts and feelings, and work together with other individuals or groups. As a response to these mediated platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, we have devised new ways of defining ourselves within the virtual social landscape. Compressing complex emotions, feelings and pretentions into 140 character status updates. The flip side of the unprecedented ease of sharing information, ideas and cooperating has been the loss of privacy and the increased possibility of surveillance, from marketing companies and employers to state agencies or the police.

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John Wild's Status Suit is a Grey wool suit that has a LCD screen embedded on the back of the jacket. Electronics sewn into the jacket allow John to send regular status updates, via his mobile phone, which are displayed on the screen.

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Mirroring online profiles, the suit constantly displaying John's current status, thoughts, feelings, experiences, to those around him. Personal thoughts are no longer private. Opening up the possibility of unmediated comments, interactions, and discussions.

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John Wild has worn the Suit in London.

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