Touch project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8WQttLIvw “But the skin is also alive, breathing and excreting, shielding us from harmful rays and microbial attack, metabolizing vitamin D, insulating us from heat and cold, repairing itself when necessary, regulating blood flow, acting as a frame for our sense of touch, aiding us in sexual attraction, defining our individuality, holding all the thick red jams and jellies inside us where they belong.” Reading the above portion of “A Natural History Of The Senses” by Diane Ackerman inspired me to create this video. Throughout the duration of the video, I rub red jelly (imitating blood) all over my face, chest, and arms creating a feeling of oneness between what lies inside, to the outer shell we call “skin”, also somewhat in rebellion to Ackerman’s words and the general consensus that blood belongs inside of the body. In the background, you hear the melody of a beating heart, to represent the pumping of blood to the body. I’ve always been fascinated wi