Studio subTela workshop at Swedish School of Textiles

08 Jan '08

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Workshop participants will design and create several small woven cloth sample pieces incorporating LEDs that can be worn on the body, hung on the wall, or used in any fabric with functional, decorative, or artistic applications.

One of the samples will interact with a handwoven wall hanging that features an LED array: its placement will affect the design that scrolls through the display as part of a networking strategy.

The group will also experiment with the possibilities of creating electronic grids with the power loom.

Part of the Hexagram Institute, Studio subTela is a research-creation lab at Concordia University in Montreal.

The research involves the development of fabrics that embed microcomputers and sensors to create surfaces that are receptive and responsive to external stimuli.

Wireless transmissions are used to change patterns and texts from a distance, creating transitional fabrics in which cultural content becomes a dynamic narrative.

The workshop will be directed by:
- Professor Barbara Layne, Professor of Fibres at Concordia
University with contributions from research assistants from Fine Arts and Engineering:
- Hesam Khoshneviss (MASc candidate, Concordia University)
- Meghan Price (MFA candidate, Concordia University)
- Maryam Golshayan (MASc candidate, McGill University).

Place and time:
Workshop during 18-22 February 2008 at The Swedish School of Textiles inBorås, Sweden.

The Swedish School of Textiles

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