ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS MASTER THESIS 2016
WOVEN TEXTILE COLLECTION VISUALISING BRAINWAVES INSPIRED BY PERIODIC PHENOMENON OF FREQUENCY
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This thesis investigated the use of the frequency as an inspirational concept for the process of textile design. The aim of the study was to develop a visualisation method that can be applied to the technology of weaving. The final designs are based on Delta, Theta, Alpha and Beta wave cycles represented by human brain activity.
The wave cycles are not only visualised, but also seen in relation to how that particular brainwave band corresponds to personal subjective states. By virtue of this, the nature of the final woven designs was expressed by repeating waves that varied from smooth to rapid.
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In this project, the auditory illusion of binaural beat was chosen to supplement the concept of frequency. Each brainwave band is associated with certain subjective states, and through the process of hearing binaural beats, combined with the process of entrainment, these states can be altered.
Partition panel WAITING ROOM for Young Creations Award: Upcycling 2015 competition at Heimtextil, Frankfurt Germany
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Current project is using cotton as post-consumer waste – to be precise, it is made out of used cotton towels. Material used in the project is made as a donation by the non-profit organization named Re-use Centre.
The use of the textile is seen in the public waiting rooms to soften the acoustics of the space. Because the textile is approximately 8 cm thick they can be placed on the walls or used as panels. Transferable modular panels give a possibility to structure the space or create more private space.
The inspiration of this textile is to see and to feel the sound. The surface of the textile gives forward the concentrated image, what is the texture of hundreds of people talking in the space.
The texture of the textile is directly based on a pattern line, what is a thousand times magnification of the sound frequency recorded in a public waiting room.
Estonian Academy of Arts stand " Hotel Europe" at Heimtextil Campus 2015, Frankfurt Germany / tutored by Dots. Krista Leesi / students Annika Kangur, Triin Loosaar, Krista Tulp, Katrin Kabun, Liisa Aid, Ülle Jehe, Tiina Sillar
MOLD textile collection for Heimtextil 2015, Frankfurt Germany / tutored by Dots. Krista Leesi / synthetic textiles / handmade sublimation print
In our interiors the mold is seen as unwanted phenomenon. But when looking closer it might turn out to be unexpectedly beautiful and inspiring. The idea and purpose of current interior textile collection is to bring this controversial idea safely to the interior design.
Created pattern is seen used as a print for example on wallpaper or (shower) curtain.
NETWORK collection 2015 / tutored by Kerly Kaljuste / cotton / machine knitting
Aery interior textile collection „Network“ is a hint to the nowadays understanding where the keywords are communication and connection. The use of textile is seen as a window covers or lamp shades.
BRUSHING 2014 / 60 x 140 cm / synthetic textile / handmade sublimation print
