Rachel Beth Egenhoefer- guest artist with TFRC
TFRC welcomed Rachel Beth (www.rachelbeth.net)- an Artist in Residence at the University of Brighton, Lighthouse Brighton, Furtherfield London as part of the Arts Council England Initiative, commissioned by Distributed South and curated by SCAN and Space Media- as a guest and had the opportunity to follow the development of her research through group presentations, interviews and workshops. Egenhoefer’s residency consists of several key parts – experimental studio time, creating new work, and presenting workshops and lectures, all which led up to the commissioned exhibition at Lighthouse Brighton last March, 2008. Part of the exhibition showcased a new piece made during this residency which develops software that provides motion tracking for knitting needles. Gallery visitors were able to knit in physical space with special motion tracking knitting needles. Egenhoefer described: “the motion from the knitting actions were tracked and translated into a visualization of “knit code” displayed on the web and on screen. The action of engaging or knitting with the piece naturally produced a physical cloth, while it also showed that code is constructed from the same types of patterns to create a type of virtual cloth (or software). Visually the piece reflected our bodily interaction with machines, tracing the circular motion of the needles to our body’s give and take of working at a machine. Cloth is often seen as an element of comfort and protection. Machines are perceived to assist us with advancing technology and communication while they are also harming our bodies with carpel tunnel syndrome, back pain, sore eyes, and other strain as we interact with them. This piece explored that delicate space in-between.”
Residency Itinery
Visiting Artist Workshop
Distributed South Networking Meeting
Textile Futures Salon, ICA, 'Candy & Code'.
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