Fourteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society

Abstract

The Sound Garment project focuses on a multi-sensory experience of the wearer, listener, and performer. Allowing a listening environment with sounds of everyday garments and bodily movements, the work questions various relationships between the self, the individual body, hearing and tactility to explore which features of textile and sound contribute to identity. In an intimate space, a variety of garments are organized according to the sonic and tactile qualities of their fabric (soft/harsh, noisy/quiet). The audience is welcomed to touch, rub, or wear them, or to interact with them in any other way. With the sensor technology, amplified and processed sounds become part of the sonic environment. The work invites the audience to a multi-level listening atmosphere.