# Backpack Drawing Machine The Situationist Drawing Device Records its Surroundings By Meghan Young | Published 2011-07-20 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/situationist-drawing-device References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2011/07/backpack-drawin.php) & [jisoohan](http://jisoohan.co.uk/Situationist) The Situationist Drawing Device definitely looks like a contraption Leonardo da Vinci would have created back in his own era. It is, however, a modern creation that utilizes modern technology that literally [maps 21st century reality](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lidar). [Worn like a backpack](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airpack), it records its surroundings as the wearer walks through a particular space. Designed and developed by UK-based designers Ji Soo Han and Paul Ornsby, the Situationist Drawing Device is purported to connect the human body more closely with its environment. Basically, a set of mirrors are attached to hand controls, which are linked to a drawing wheel. This drawing wheel records what it 'sees.' More artistic than practical, the unique Situationist Drawing Device is currently a concept model that was developed for the Scrap Metal Refinery. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Environmental Mapping:** Development of wearable devices that map a user's environment and generate artistic and scientific representations. - **Body-environment Interaction:** Exploration of ways to enhance the human-environment connection through wearable technology and sensory feedback. - **Alternative Data Collection:** Innovative methods for data collection through wearable devices that offer unique perspectives and insights into human behavior and surroundings. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art and Design:** Opportunity to create new forms of artistic expression through the use of wearable technology and environmental mapping. - **Architecture and Urban Planning:** Potential to use body-environment interaction technology to inform and improve design and planning of urban spaces and buildings. - **Science and Research:** Possibility for alternative data collection methods through wearable devices that could lead to new scientific discoveries and insights. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artistic AI Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketcher-x.md) - [Realistic Sketch-Reflective Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawing-series.md) - [Portable Drawing Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-projector-for-kids.md) - [Kinetic Art Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-machine.md) - [Stone-Grip Conical Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aluminum-sphere.md) - [AI-Powered Sketch-To-Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawingpics.md) - [Internet Icon Accessory Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finder-icon-backpack.md) - [Unique Writing Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphite-paintbrush-writing-instrument.md) - [Emotion-Driven AI Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memoreel.md)