This research project focuses on the connection between taste and aesthetics from an art and technology perspective. While visual and auditory senses are usually prominent means of new-media related artistic expression, the sense of taste is largely neglected.
The Aesthetic Metagustations installation illustrates how the sense of taste can be translated into other sensory experiences, e.g., sonic, visual and haptic. These translations are made possible through the processes of 3D printing and data visualization, which reveal the different patterns of peoples’ diets … making it possible to ‘touch’ taste.
