Vibe
Coating

What's your vibe?
Describe it in a few words.
Tap the blue and green buttons, then point your camera to reveal the group's collective mood.

About

Vibe Coating is a patchwork of wearable, chroma-key garments that can be worn or unfolded into a shared blanket for gathering. Visitors are invited to submit short “vibe” prompts. Each contribution is gathered to form an atmospheric, continuously evolving collective image that is projected back onto the blue and green-screen fabric. The installation is both medium and display—visualizing the accumulated vibe of its participants as an immersive, continuously changing environment.

August 30 – September 20

Vibe Starters

For the richest visual atmospheres, describe your vibe by using images, places, textures, colors, weather, and feelings.

Examples:
rainy day, golden hour, mossy rocks, neon glow, campfire, train ride, disco ball, vapor wave, match latte…

Current Vibes

Current contributions are continuously combined into a shared atmosphere. Watch the collective prompt evolve as new vibes are added.

Latest vibes:
waiting for vibes…

Current atmosphere:
composing…

Credits

Suzanne Lettieri, Assistant Professor in Architecture (JE-LE)

Michael Jefferson, Lecturer in Architecture (JE-LE)

Attire Design: Lewis Campbell and Cedric Lalanne (USEISM)

App Design: Ryan Whitby, Lecturer in Architecture (post-)

Fabrication: Kalven Owen, Joe Yuan, Annie Wang

Supported by the Cornell Council for the Arts