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WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD: The World of ASMR
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WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD: The World of ASMR
ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is a term that describes a physical sensation: euphoria or deep calm, sometimes a tingling in the body.
In recent years, an online audience of millions has emerged, dedicated to watching the work of designers and content creators who aim to trigger this feeling in their viewers. They do so by whispering or eating, touching or tapping, and more besides. This exhibition, first presented at ArkDes in 2020, is the first to be dedicated to this feeling – and the field of creativity that is growing around it.
WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD explores the design story of an evolving internet movement through a series of forty immersive audio, visual, and tactile works. Step into an acoustically tuned environment and understand how people around the world are using new and existing tools and materials to navigate our complex world.
Opening to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week1 in the United Kingdom, the exhibition also includes an interactive studio space created by Julie Rose Bower2.
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The first exhibition to explore the culture, community and creative field of ASMR.
Participants
3Dio Sound, Andreas Wannerstedt, anoASMR, ASMRctica, Bark Films for Virgin Atlantic, BBC Radio 4, Bob Ross, Callan Waldron-Hall, Chiara ASMR, Chris Milk, David Bull, DPA Microphones, Dr Formalyst, FredsVoice ASMR, Gibi ASMR, Giulia Poerio, HairCut Harry, HidaMari Cooking, Holly Herndon, Claire Tolan, IKEA U.S., Jennifer L. Allen, Julie Rose Bower, London Review of Books, Life with MaK, Made in France ASMR, Marc Teyssier, MissASMR, Björk, Oscar Pettersson, PierreG ASMR, Sennheiser/Georg Neumann GmbH, The Slow Mo Guys, TheWaterwhispers, Tobias Bradford, UNO ASMR, Wang & Söderström, WhisperingLife ASMR, V&A, 슈앤트리 SHU AND TREE
Step into an acoustically tuned environment and understand how people around the world are using new and existing tools and materials to navigate our complex world.
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This exhibition was first shown at ArkDes in 2020.
"Even if you haven’t heard of ASMR, odds on you’ve experienced something like it, either intentionally or unintentionally."
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In collaboration with the Design Museum
WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD: The World of ASMR is an exhibition at the Design Museum created and presented in collaboration with ArkDes. It was first shown at ArkDes (April 8–November 1, 2020).
This exhibition is currently touring. If you are interested in hosting the exhibition, contact the Design Museum ↗ for more information.
Curator: James Taylor-Foster, ArkDes
Assistant Curator: Esme Hawes, The Design Museum
Project Managers: Nicola Underwood, Justine Boussard (The Design Museum)
Exhibitions Coordinator: Giulia Cozzi (The Design Museum)
3D Design: ĒTER ↗ (Dagnija Smilga, Kārlis Bērziņš, Niklāvs Paegle with Martins Stark)
2D Design: Agga Mette Stage ↗ × Alexander Söder ↗ with Emil Andersson
Thanks to: ASMRNet (Tom Hostler, Giulia Poerio, Rossi Redgrave, Tom Swart, Andrew Li, Clau Nader, and Safiyya Mank), Callan Waldron-Hall, Claire Tolan, Craig Richard, Elise Foster Vander Elst, Emma Weinerhall, Giulia Poerio, Helga Sadowski, Halla Sigurðardóttir, Hannah Burgess, Henry Buckle, Jalmar Staaf, Jennifer Allen, Jessica Taylor, JP Cavaco, Julie Rose Bower, Justin McGuirk, Justina Hüll, Kieran Long, Melinda Lauw, Priya Khanchandani