Revised Proposal

Project brief-
What
How can one work with the inherent fluidity/drapery of fabric to create and generate a sense of movement and intimacy, and in turn, re-evaluate the usage and application of it? How can one layer its surfaces with information that is communicated, while it establishes a relationship with the space it exists in and the viewer?

Fabric, by definition means manufactured cloth. The resources and techniques used to make fabric have a strong foot hold in motion and fluidity. Thus, actively and passively there is a continuing relationship between fabric and movement.

How can one accentuate this relationship and bring it to the surface?

Why
Textiles today stand as an integral part of our daily lives, and surround us in our constantly shifting environments.It serves as an essential component of the social hybrids formed by multi culturalism - be it in our homes, on our bodies, workspaces and relationships. Fabric also form an integral part of every single individual’s living atmosphere and has established itself in this very context as a “cannot do without”. It is increasingly being used as a medium to communicate one’s identity and personal preference – even as a projection of one’s lifestyle – a window into one’s personality. As a material, it holds great potential to be transformed and moulded into a variety of shapes, sizes and a multitude of techniques can be applied to it. Therefore, it also serves as a medium to establish connections and build relationships between spaces, people and our daily environment.

Being a part of this culture, and having to encounter diverse types of tranformations of materials and mediums,I choose to explore this area in further detail and work with fabric so as to accentuate its mouldable nature, and the fact that it could stand as a ‘language’ as well.

As a student of the subject, I believe that design is meant to enhance and provide one with tools/platforms/services that serve as metaphors of, and alternatives to daily life and interactions. I also believe that design allows one the space to investigate and question existing notions, ideologies and re-establish relationships with both the tangible and intangible.

Research questions

The research for this project will involve an enquiry into and ask the following questions:

*What are the various kinds of communications-e.g.-verbal, body language, sensorial, active and passive

*Can they be broken done into simpler forms of sequences, geometry and mathematics and further translated into patterns and imagery?

*What are the main nuances of movement? Attributes, characteristics?

*Movement on other surfaces/object-both internal&external that can be translated onto fabric

Smaller questions that intend to answer

*Is there an existing relationship between communication and fabric?

*If so, how can I translate this onto fabric?

*What are the different techniques I can use for the same?

*What kind of fabric is best suited for this translation?

*What properties of the fabric will add/subtract from this translation?

*Can a combination of techniques be applied to the surface of the fabric? If so, then which ones?

Approach/Process
*Collection of needed information(research)- interviews, books, articles, observations
*Filtering and making connections
*Material explorations
*Constant reflection of the process and ideation of the different concepts and ways of representation
*Adherence to a process that is open, explorative and evolving.

Materials
Different kinds of fabric
Paper (explorations)
Inks, paint, thread
Wires, metal etc

Resources
*NUNO
Kira Kira
Boro Boro
Zawa Zawa
Shimi Jimi
Suke Suke
Fuwa Fuwa
*Textile View Magazines
*New Textiles
*Wearable Art 1900-2000
*Understanding Media – Marshall Mcluhan
*Dynamic Textile Patterns –Designing with smart textile by Linda Worbin
Websites

Learning Outcomes

*a better understanding of materials
*an ability to translate information into diverse forms
*the effects of various techniques on fabric, in conjunction with others, as well as on their own
*An understanding of one of the many facets of textile design- surfaces and translations

Outcome
The final output of this project will be determined by the process
Proposed outcomes-
*panels
*installation
*application of the created surfaces onto products

Fungiied - Mood Board

brainular activity-thought process of arriving at the inspiration

1 more.

explorations continued...

These explorations are a continuation of my first ones.Still working with the pulling mechanism, i've tried the technique on Satin and Organza.
The previous explorations had the top layer in strips; here Ive tried the same technique using circles.

Materials used - Satin(base fabric),Organza(top layer), needle, thread.


Detail 1*
Technique- running stitch on top layer; closer to the outer edge




Detail 2*
Technique-running stitch, closer to the center of the circle



Detail 3*
Technique - running stitch through the top circle layer and the base fabric.(stitch running close to the outer edge of the organza patch)