SHHH…
MA Design for Textiles Futures, 2008-09
How can sounds be transformed into patterns and materials?
And how can they be played back?
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I investigated a way to design patterns and material collages on the basis of sounds by both a very personal definition and a technical approach. With the help of self-built tools I am able to reveal certain characteristics of the materials and designs and make them auditorily perceptible – depending on the light reflection of the surface and/or the transparency of the material a pre-generated sound is changed in its pitch or volume.
Alongside the terms ‚white noise, sound pattern, rhythm and composition‘, I explored an area between material, form and sound in both technological and poetic ways. I followed my personal drawing/design style and investigated in which ways it could correspond to sounds and noises.
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The final designs are material collages. Some have a large print as a noise-background. On top I built individual players with embroidered patterns, paper cut-outs or machine-sewn drawings. During the making process my aesthetic judgment resumes control.
The sound-scanner is a form of (musical) instrument that I invented and customised for playing the SHHH…designs. The electronics are based on an Arduino code by Peter Knight.
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