Sandy Hsieh
Cultivating conductive embellished textiles with electrolysis and exploring its potential for embedded electronic circuitry.
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Description
Inspired by “artificilae/matter”, Hannah Croft's extensive collection of samples where crystals are grown onto woven and embroidered textiles to create mineral surfaces of ‘cultivated embellishment', I want to explore and expand the potential applications of growing conductive crystallized textiles with electrolysis. Conventional methods of crystal application typically involve hand-sewing or adhesives, which can be labor intensive and expensive. Growing crystals is an obvious and elegant alternative, and the results have an organic aesthetic. I will be focusing on integrating the crystallization of copper within textiles to generate traces for electronic circuits.
Classes
Expressive Interfaces: Introduction to Fashion Technology, Soft Robots and Other Engineered Softness