
also from Spoonflower — to hand-sew pouches,
backpacks, even a winter coat. The full spectrum
progression even stood (hung?) on its own as art
in an exhibition (Figures
F
and
G
)!
SONIC WEAVE
Firmware engineer, choreographer, and podcaster
Jen Costillo’s fabrics transform the sounds that
are all around us into the visual spectrum. Costillo
(they/them) first experimented with wearables
and LEDs, imbuing dance costumes with
electronics to create multimedia performances.
Using the free Processing environment’s digital
signal processing (DSP) capabilities, Costillo made
a spectral analysis of Yma Sumac’s “Malambo
No. 1,” then made it tangible using ...