Die Ästhetik des Unheimlichen

Prostheses can have undesired aesthetic side effects: The more human-like they look, the more appealing they are. However, too much similarity to real human limbs, and its effect veers towards the uncanny. Sandra Stark and Carmina Blank have researched how targeted material conception can help to understand and control the Uncanny-Valley-phenomenon, and be taken into conscious consideration during the design process. Within the field of subtle aesthetics, small changes of colour, surface structure and material appearance and / or texture can have a decisive subjective visual impact.

 
Winner
Special award given by Neue Schule für Fotografie