Project:
Emotional Baggage

Emotional Baggage is a project created around taking both a digital and physical approach to explore the theme of comfort through wearable tech. I conducted an interview around the theme of comfort to explore sensory and experiential associations. 

I reimagined the soundwaves of the audio using TouchDesigner. The audio-reactive piece uses the colour themes of the interview and whimsical movements to compliment the nature of the words. 

To re-enter a physical and comforting space, I extracted the visuals of the TouchDesigner piece and with a ‘hacked’ knitting machine created a bag with the colours and motifs emulating childhood comforts. 

A DIY mp3 Arduino player with the original audio could be played when the bag was held tightly, reintroducing themes of softness and comfort.