DXARTS SoftLab

wearable hand interface with embedded pulse sensor

The DXARTS SoftLab is a studio and an online platform whose mission is to examine the role of workmanship in artistic research, to redefine the use of crafting in the post-digital era, and to explore the body as an interface of control and resistance. It is part of the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington in Seattle.

All tagged experimental music

May 7

May 7 Flexible Embedded Circuitry for Composition and Art Practice by Jess Rowland

Afroditi Psarra

Virtual artist talk by Jess Rowland on flexible embedded circuitry for sound composition, paper speakers, and interactive graphic scores.

Apr 12

Apr 12 Electronic Pirouettes: Sound as Movement in Circuitry by Ioana Vreme Moser

Afroditi Psarra

Virtual artist talk by Ioana Vreme Moser on the pathway of an ex-ballerina through fluid computers, plant espionage, cosmetic synthesisers and electronic lollipops.

May 27

May 27 Agente Costura-Making Music Out of Making Clothes by Lisa Simpson

Afroditi Psarra

Virtual artist talk, and guest performance by Lisa Simpson on her performance persona Agente Costura and the intentions, ethics and ideas behind working with diy techniques, upcycled artifacts and secondhand garments

Apr 23

Apr 23 Crafting Sound Concert and Panel at SEAMUS 2021

Afroditi Psarra

Online event curated and moderated by Abby Aresty and Rachel Gibson at SEAMUS 2021 (Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States), with the participation of Patricia Cadavid, Jess Rowland, Sam Topley, Asha Tamirisa and Afroditi Psarra

Jun 24

Jun 24 Embroidered Bits: E-Textile Synthesizers - a workshop by Afroditi Psarra

Afroditi Psarra

An introductory workshop on the world of e-textiles and soft-circuits at S1 Synth Library in Portland.

Aug 20

Aug 20 Wearable Synthesizer: Modifying open source code with the use of E-textiles by William Perry

Guest User

This wearable synth was inspired by the complexity of human emotions in conjunction with the comfort of human touch. Housed in a weighted sweater, the user experiences a subtle pressure on their shoulders, while the instrument is being played. Mimicking the feeling of being hugged, the user can squeeze the arms of the sweater, actuating the pressure sensors, intern synthesizing tones.