2024 · London, UK
Regenerative Fashion Hub 2024 – Circular Shirt Builder
Regenerative Fashion Hub 2024 at Rich Mix
Circular Shirt Builder, presented within the Textiles Circularity Centre’s exhibition of sustainable apparel research.
Profile
I develop artworks, methods and participatory tools that examine how people perceive, imagine and care for materials and technologies.
I am a Lecturer at Loughborough University’s School of Design and Creative Arts. My work draws together more than fifteen years of artistic practice with research in embodied interaction, wearable technologies and textile circularity.
Selected exhibitions
Work in public.
Exhibitions across art, wearable technology and textile research.
View all 66 exhibitions →2015 · Paris, France
BLESS N°53 Contenttenders
mfc–Michèle Didier, 66 rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth
Interactive sound works developed by POPKALAB for BLESS, bringing textiles, listening and participation together.
2012–2013 · Gijón, Spain
Feather Tales II
LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial
An installation by Ricardo O’Nascimento and Ebru Kurbak.
2012 · Vienna, Austria
TechnoSensual: Where Fashion Meets Technology
Frei_raum Q21, MuseumsQuartier
Paparazzi Lover, a dress that responds to camera flashes, developed for the exhibition curated by Anouk Wipprecht.
2010 · Tokyo, Japan
13th Japan Media Arts Festival
National Art Center / Japan Media Arts Festival
Headbang Hero, created with Tiago Martins and Andreas Zingerle.
2007 · Linz, Austria
Ars Electronica Festival — Campus 2.0
Ars Electronica Festival
Authority, presented in the Campus 2.0 programme.
Selected awards & recognition
Recognition
LABoral Art and Industrial Creation Centre award
CYNETart award
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Selected activities
Talks and workshops
Selected occasions where the practice has been presented, taught or developed with others.
Workshop
E-Textiles and Sustainability participatory design session
Innovate UK Business Connect / QinetiQ Advanced Materials Hub · Farnborough, United Kingdom
EventE-Textiles and Sustainability WorkshopView source ↗
Talk
Soft Circuits, Hard Questions
Innovate UK Business Connect / QinetiQ Advanced Materials Hub · United Kingdom
EventE-Textiles and Sustainability WorkshopView source ↗
Workshop
Upcycling 2.0 — wearable e-textiles workshop
NUMAcircuit / TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes · Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
EventNUMAcircuit 2024View source ↗
Further context
Public record and resources
Press & Media
Reviews, interviews, podcasts, broadcasts and institutional features about the work.
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Short biographies, selected portraits, project images and essential credits.
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The complete chronology of positions, education, exhibitions, talks, workshops and recognition.
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