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 used the soundwaves of the audio to create a video using TouchDesigner. The audio-reactive piece uses the colour themes of the interview and whimsical movements to compliment the nature of the words.

I took the visuals of the TouchDesigner piece and used them and a ‘hacked’ knitting machine to create a bag with the colours and motifs emulating childhood comforts. An arduino was loaded with the audio from the original interview so the two pieces of media could be reconnected.

The audio-reactive video of the interview can be seen here.

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