Trevor Noah featured a clip from “Ontario, Canada” on his show yesterday about a social distancing hug contraption. Looks like a less-fluffy variation of the work I showed at the Anna Leonowens Gallery in December.
Here’s my work “Armed” – a pair of furry arms which allows you to hug the person inside, and a furry arm which allows you to put your arm around or pat the head of someone outside. Below, an overview of some work-in-progress photos posted on Instagram and a link to view it in action on Instagram.
![hugging machine_armed 004](http://www.chowpourian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hugging-machine_armed-004.jpg)
![hugging machine_armed.002](http://www.chowpourian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hugging-machine_armed.002.jpeg)
![hugging machine_armed.003](http://www.chowpourian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hugging-machine_armed.003.jpeg)