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Kineticart art fair

I was quite stuck between my choices for the final 3 weeks, stuck between mixed media and embroidery, but decided embroidery was an area I wanted to consolidate my skills in at this stage. To continue on the Sampling unit we were presented with a list of words to select to inject to our projects to spark a bit of life again or find completely new inspiration. I chose the word 'phygital' as i felt it was one of the more obscure words to which I could mould my own definition. My initial thoughts and intentions for this word are to explore the qualities that contrast and connect the physical and digital worlds. Opposing qualities of cold, shiny, lifeless plastic and metalics, with tactile, visceral reality. Opposing fabrics and materials could work very well together, and the idea of the 'Touch' screen interests me. Funny how something with 'touch' in its name doesn't actually present our touch senses with any physical interaction; this got me thinking about how and when would a touch screen actually deliver us something to get nitty gritty with. The cracked i phone screen may be one of modern days societies worst nightmares and inconveniences, but I am interested in exploring how I can recreate the qualities found on a cracked screen, following the grooves, bumps and canals of glass shard. 

Initial experimentation with turquoise pvc, iridescent foil, netting, wire and french knots.