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In P@tch workshops, participants practiced embroidery using conductive thread circuitry to construct self-accountability-trackers that can be synced to personal Twitter feeds. This wearable, interactive art opens up discussions about the boundaries that inhibit personal political action, shifts attention from online space to the physical realm, and challenges the limits of personal and corporate responsibility.
Janna Ahrndt is Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital Art at Indiana University. She has presented her research on the use of DIY electronics as a medium for participatory political art at ISEA 2019 in Gwangju South Korea and facilitated workshops for the P@tch project in collaboration with the Science Gallery in Melbourne Australia and the Science Gallery in Dublin Ireland. She received her MFA in Electronic and Time-Based Art from Purdue University. Her textile based new media project titled “P@TCH,” is like a Fitbit for your ethical performance, using light and social media to allow the user to track their progress as an advocate for an environmental, ethical stance.
Artist Website: https://jannaahrndt.com/
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