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The Exhibition

Feel the Years is an interactive exhibition designed to help students and community members better understand the experience of growing older. Through immersive, research-informed activities, the project invites participants to reflect on aging not as a decline, but as a natural and meaningful stage of life.

The Experience

You will have the chance to wear aging simulation suits or other simulation devices and complete everyday tasks that mimic common physical and sensory changes

Jingwen Zhu is a researcher and designer based in Ithaca, New York. Her recent work involves e-textiles and connected devices. She is interested in designing engaging interactions and combining traditional crafting methods with innovative technologies.

Originally from China, Jingwen studied digital media at Tongji University, Shanghai, and received her master's degree from ITP NYU. She is currently a Ph.D student researching e-textiles and on-skin interfaces in Hybrid Body Lab at Cornell University. 

Grubbs's current research focuses on the (mis)representation of Black women at the intersection of fashion, beauty, and media. This agenda explores the use of stereotypical imagery to represent Black women throughout visual culture, and the impact that the representations have on Black women’s self-presentation, identity formation, and societal perception. Lauryn connects her research to her creative and entrepreneurial ventures, by taking a Black feminist approach to decolonize the gaze and diversify authorship of images of

Learn how apparel reflects and affects society, and explore the traditional and innovative techniques used in design.