Softcore is a research project that explores how people’s perceptions of materiality are influenced by their expectations of what materials should do. This project is the culmination of a long-running exploration of materiality using ambiguous materials to elicit an audiences’ sense of touch. Results show that audiences’ perception of objects is tied to their expectations about their behaviour and size, as well as to how particular material properties are consistent or inconsistent with that behaviour. From 2018-2019, a series of the beguiling objects is touring nationally as a part of Softcore, an exhibition curated by Michael Do.
