Fresh Face >>> Body 2.0 : Handens minne + Digitala dimensioner

Sammanfattning: "My goal with this project is to digital print a Science Fiction inspired print on fabric that provides an optical illusion with lenticular technology. The fabric will be presented with five curtain drapings, two in motion with motorized movable suspensions. The Print design is going to be created with a science fiction/cyberpunk/transhumanism atmosphere. I’m inspired by the relation between body and machine. The textile field is drawn to smart textiles where the idea of function, artificial intelligence and virtual reality is central. There are already textiles that are designed to react to the wearers needs. And soon it will be possible for the online shopper to purchase customized clothes by recreating themselves as an avatar through 3Dscanning. With this as inspiration my digital print is designed. Technically I will produce a fabric using the lenticular technology that creates an optical illusion. In order to produce the fabric, I need to work with the prints in Photoshop and then digitally print them on fabric. So that the fabric could be able to obtain an optical effect, a lens made of silicone will be laminated on top. The silicone lens is cast in a form which is sketched and made as a model in Rhino and then cut out from a metal block with a milling cutter. The composition will be presented as five curtain drapings. Two of them moves with electric winches. They will hang separately but communicate in a spatial constellation. Like organs the draperies spread out and fall back again. Here, as in the print design, the body and the machine will be crucial. The focus is also on the fabric's tactile character, drama and historical heritage."