Soft Memories

This project stems from my interest in blending tactile, analog experiences with the digital. Textiles are often associated with comfort, memory, and cultural identity, things we interact with daily, often unconsciously. By embedding technology into these familiar materials, I want to provoke new forms of engagement that are both sensory and conceptual. The installation invites people to touch, listen, and experience fabric in an unexpected way, turning passive observation into active participation.  I’m also influenced by works using conductive knitting and embroidered sensors, which collapse the gap between craft and computation. These references informed both the visual softness of my piece and its deeper goal: to offer viewers an intimate, embodied interaction with sound and data that’s normally abstract.

The project is built using a patchwork of knit and woven fabrics embedded with conductive threads and pressure-sensitive elements. Each textile patch is connected to an Arduino microcontroller that sends sensor data into TouchDesigner, where I’ve created real-time audiovisual feedback tied to each interaction. Depending on which patch is touched and how much pressure is applied, different combinations of sounds, colors, or animations are triggered.