#Tactile

Touch communication is the modern ritual of quantifying emotional depth and social trust under the aegis of physical contact. From embraces and handshakes to the tap of a smartphone screen, myriad forms of touch are aggregated into data points that all too often morph into silent pressure. Once hands meet, pledges of "caring" are made, only to return as burdens in ironic fashion. The simplest act of contact becomes the setting for the most intricate psychological warfare.