Superego Suits
Jonathon Keats
Jonathon Keats received a grant to explore how wearable technology could enhance, diminish, or alter the identity of the wearer. The initial project was titled Superego Suits. Shortly after beginning the program, the artist's research in neuroscience and his conversations with architecture firm Gensler led to a project that teased out ideas related to the future of work and the relationship between workers. The artist then worked with Hyundai Motor Company to extend his ideas about wearables into the automotive realm. Titled the Roadable Synapse, the project’s first iteration underwent more than two years of research and development before it was realized in the summer of 2017.
From the Blog: Jonathon Keats' Superego Suits
LACMA Art + Technology Lab grant recipient Jonathon Keats is working on a project called Superego Suits. The endeavor integrates biosensors and robotics into garment design, blending neuroscience with fashion as a means of enhancing the wearer's self-image. We talked with Jonathon to learn more...
From the Blog: Hacking the Future of Work with Jonathon Keats
Jonathon Keats is a self-described "experimental philosopher" who pursues speculative projects that explore the intersection of science, culture, and design. As a recipient of an Art + Technology Lab grant from LACMA, Jonathon has been supported in working and learning alongside various experts from leading companies, including Elizabeth Brink, principal and studio director at Gensler...
From the Blog: Jonathon Keats and the Roadable Synapse
In 2015, LACMA’s Art + Technology Lab awarded Jonathon Keats a grant to explore how wearable technology could enhance, diminish, or alter the identity of the wearer. The artist worked with Lab advisor John Suh and his team from Hyundai Motor Company to extend his ideas about wearables into the automotive realm...
