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"It's not polite to stare, but you might not be able to help yourself if you see someone wearing either of these two dresses made by fashion designer Ying Gao. In fact, attracting the attention of strangers is the dresses' objective: they contort and light up whenever they detect a fixed gaze.\n\"We use an eye tracking system so the dresses move when a spectator is staring,\" Gao told Dezeen. \"[The system] can also turn off the lights, then the dresses illuminate.\"\nSEE ALSO: Tasty Tech Eye Candy Of The Week\nThe dresses are embedded with eye tracking technology that reacts to an observer's gaze by activating tiny motors that move parts of the dress to create captivating patterns. Both gaze activated dresses use glow-in-the-dark thread, rendering a psychedelic effect when worn under black lights. One dress presents an experimental design with luminescent tendrils, while the other has a more traditional, shift-like cut.\n\"A photograph is said to be 'spoiled' by blinking eyes \u2014 here however, the concept of presence and of disappearance are questioned, as the experience of chiaroscuro (clarity/obscurity) is achieved through an unfixed gaze,\" writes Gao.\nSEE ALSO: Sun-Beaming Bot Could Brighten Your Day\nThis November, the two interactive dresses will appear at the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art in an exhibit titled \"(No)Where (Now)Here,\" followed by a stint at the Textile Museum of Canada in the spring of 2014. Check out a video of the dresses in action here.\nImage courtesy of Vimeo, Dezeen"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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