Image of final installation and set-up
Composed of a wooden frame wrapped in embroidered textiles, three tapestry lamps sit near each other. On top of each is a smart textile panel that controls the projected AR environment. Depending on the viewer’s line of sight, a different AR environment be displayed. Each lamp and color stand for a different generational experience.
Detail shots of other "tapestry lamps"
Detail shot of embroidery and AR projection
CONCEPT
Inspired by the Japanese myth, Kitsune no Yomeiri (狐の嫁入り), To Indulge a Child draws on traditional visual storytelling. Drawing on the communal phenomena of named generations and japanese folklore it combines textile embroidery and projected AR to narrate these experiences.
Visual hypothesis of layered photograph of Manzanar Block 12 internment garden and print of “Kitsune no Yomeiri” myth
“Kitsune No Yomeiri – the Fox Wedding.” Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, 5 June 2014, https://hyakumonogatari.com/2013/07/19/kitsune-no-yomeiri-the-fox-wedding/.
Sketches of family members
Embroidered drawings on the ZSK
DEVELOPMENT
Material and technological processes were drawn from repeated trials and iterations.
Concept sketches of potential lamp forms
Sample of potential forms for image markers (nylon thread and faux leather)
Sample of potential forms for image markers (nylon thread and spacer knit)
Sample of potential forms for image markers (lint encased in thermochromatic silicon)
Development of physical form
Initial AR trials in the software Unity and embroidered textile image markers
Shot of AR triggered by embroidered image marker
Sample of projection mapped 3D rendered flower on embroidered drawing
Projected visualization of image manipulation with Arduino and e-textile sensors
Visual of potential workflow between Blender and Processing
Process image of embroidered textile sensor and projection mappping
Graphic of capacitive touch triggered
Visual of section of TouchDesigner nodes used to connect capacitive touch textile to projection mapping
2022