Tactile Stories @Yarun
Tactile Stories is a responsive collaborative workshop, melding traditional craft practices such as natural basket weaving and embroidery with interactive technology to craft a collective narrative of water on Yuran. By skillfully integrating natural materials and fabrics with conductive elements, once connected to a microprocessor, the sound data and amplification, participants transformed their creations into haptic sonic artworks. This creative process included preparing narrated stories, poetic voices, music, and the sounds of water that define the essence of the island and their homelands. During the workshop, and over the course of 10 days, participants contributed ancestral materials and weaving techniques, shared stories and impressions from explorations, memories, and interactions with conductive materials incorporated into their projects.
The workshop provided an open space to explore CRAFT through experimenting with a plethora of donated materials. Tactile SENSOR INTERFACES were created through assembling conductive and natural materials to access sonic stories. Participants and the public were invited to INTERACT with the interfaces to listen to the soundscapes.
