Exhibition 31 May 2010 – 24 June 2010 11:00-16:00 Location: Nutshuis Riviervismarkt 5 Den Haag Free Entry If you’re in the Netherlands be sure not to miss the exhibition Pretty Smart Textiles, opening the 27th of May in the Nutshuis in the Hague. The exhibition brings together for the first time e-textiles made by young artists and designers in the Netherlands. EXHIBITION OPENING THURSDAY 27 MAY 19:00-24:00 The opening is going to be a real exciting evening, starting off with a lecture by Piem Wirtz from V2_ at 19:00. In this lecture Piem Wirtz will sketch the breadth of the field of electronic textiles and will raise a number of critical questions. Hopefully we’ll have a nice discussion on use and uselessness, and the future of wearables.
At 20.00 Fashioning Technology’s own Syuzi Pakhchyan will officially open the exhibition with TeleScissors, a new installation by artist Joachim Rotteveel. These networked scissors will give Syuzi a physical presence in the exhibition where she will cut the official ribbon using her pair of scissors in Los Angeles. The evening will also include a performance of Hysterical Bubble, a new socio-critical work by Anja Hertenberger. A new film on wearables by experimental video artist Farah Rahman will be shown in the bank safe-turned-theatre and music will played by the fabulous dj Wappie Kong. I will cover some of the works you haven’t seen yet on this blog in the coming days, but if you can’t wait, check out the pictures of the works below. More information can be found on the website prettysmarttextiles.com
Intimacy by Daan Roosegaarde and Maartje Dijkstra
Apology Helmet and Greetometer by Meg Grant
CircuitDress by Nicky Assmann
Conductive Tradition by Dorith Sjardijn
Media Vintage – including the conductive braille tapestery by Melissa Coleman
Human Antenna by Florian Kräutli
Hysterical Bubble by Anja Hertenberger
Fragilis 2.0 by Aduen Darriba and Anouk Wipprecht
Body Speaker by Karina van Heck
Clear View by Evelyn Lebis
Swipe by Mark Kwikkers
Skôn by Paula Kassenaar and Paula Segura Meccia
A moving patchwork sample by Heike Sperber
A conductive spun wool sample by Charlotte ‘t Hart
Embroidery sample by Anja Hertenberger
Embroidery sample by Anja Hertenberger
Beaded leds sample by Meg Grant
Sound sweater by Marina Venendaal The exhibition is an initiative of Stichting Villanuts, and is curated by Melissa Coleman and Dorith Sjardijn. Flyer design: Celia Hadeler
