Sonja Locher

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SUPERSONIC TEXTURES 2023

Context : 6th Semester Textile Design HSLU. 2023
Tutor: Franziska Born
Textile technique : Tufting, hand embroidery
Material : secondhand sourced raffia, plastic, polyester, metals, glass
Room : 117cm x 210 cm, metal frame, wood, mirror foil by Spandex Schweiz AG
Sound : Contact Microphones, Lavalier-Mic, Ableton 11 Live, activated with an ultrasonic-sensor and Arduino
Model : Rahel Ruppen
Photos : Elena Völkle
Sound and coding :  Simon Hafner, Sonja Locher
merci : Franziska Born, Simon Hafner, Elena Völkle, Rahel Ruppen, Alexandra Pfammatter, David Haas, Christof Steinmann, Bigna Suter, Simon Lanz, Jennifer von Känel, Team HSLU Textile workshop, André Schuler, Spandex Schweiz AG, Team HSLU Woodworkshop, Jodie Schulthess
Through the installative work, the intersections of textile, sound, body and space were explored. In addition to an elaborately crafted piece of clothing - a colorful jacket made of leftover materials such as raffia, plastic, and strips of fabric - the work also includes a cabin that uses mirrored surfaces to invite visitors to move around inside it with the jacket. Here, as the name of the work suggests, textile textures and sounds form the main interest: Microphones and sensors are built into the garment as well as the booth. The interaction with the space is intended to stimulate curiosity, because it is only through haptic investigation and the use of the body that the acoustic level unfolds.



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