One of the
most remarkable things of people with Trisomy21 is the proud they feel of their
achievements. Although this is the purest type of proud, just being proud of
one self, better than what they were before; not better than other people, higher
or bigger than them. Every achievement is a personal improvement and something
worthy enough to be proud of.
The reason
of this strong feeling is the difficulties(physical and cognitive) they have to
deal every day, so that every little step is something to be hugely proud of. With this
Microarchitecture we show this process of personal improvement and overcoming
and the final proud of a job well done; attaching the whole process not only to
physical traits but also to cognitive ones.
This
Microarchitecture consist of two different parts: one related to the difficulties
and the other related to the prize.
On the
physical gadget, directly related to the problems of balance associated with
people with Trisomy 21, the weight placed on a rail along the line of the
shoulders moves freely from left to right by the movements of the extremities,
to which the weight is connected by different ropes. This system makes the person imbalance depending on the direction of
weight.
The upper
part is related to the mental process of feeling proud and physically connected
in the model to the support of the weight that causes the imbalance. With this,
the achievement consist on keeping the weight aligned in the centre of the bar,
beating the forces that distract you from your aims. When this action is
completed a system placed on the head, inside a watercolor tank, releases this colored
water into a transparent mask. In this moment, the colors flowing in front the
eyes make the one who is wearing the prosthesis realize he has made something
to be proud of.
To go
deeper into this feeling, this prosthesis could be ideally tested on a route of
several easy activities. This activities could be quickly passed without seeing
the colors of the prize but the colors of the prize can only be seen if the
activities are made properly, not fast. This is a whole metaphor of the Trisomy
21: the world has its own pace, it always
rushes and people with Trisomy 21, are able to make everything they want
but they just need their time to make things properly and be proud of their
achievements.
