WORKSHOP conducted by Seçil Uğur Yavuz, at Fashion Revolution event, Turin.
Can we prolong the use of garments by embedding stories?
The workshop aims at bringing an additional value to used-garments by embedding a story of the wearer. By embroidering conductive yarns on used garments, the garments can be activated to play a sound file that could tell a story. This invites people to touch the garment to listen to a memory. This interaction can underline that the garments should not be used as thrown away goods, reminding us that they also have stories to tell.
Workshop format:
01: Bring a used garment that you think that you do not need anymore.
02: Try to recall a memory about you wearing the garment / who made it / who gave it to you, etc.
03: Record your voice which narrates the story or a sound that is related to the memory.
04: Make an embroidery on the garment with conductive yarn which represents the story.
05: Connect the embroidered patch to BareConductive Touch Board which activates a digital sound file.
06: At the end of the workshop, the garments are worn and activated by the participants, to make others listen to the stories embedded in the garments.
Date: April, 2019