Xiaoyu Kang – Looking Outwards – 04

The Lady’s Glove is an experimental instrument that is developed by Laetitia Sonami first in 1991. The first glove is made from a kitchen glove and is glued with five hall effect transducers on its finger and a magnet on its right hand. As the fingers touch the magnet, the extruding voltages were converted into MIDI signals and which is then converted to synthesizers and samplers.

The later generation of the Lady’s glove incorporated much more elements such as pressure pad, resistive strips and ultrasonic receivers. It is made to create movement without spatial reference. Sonami had performed many times with the glove. The glove will capture the slightest movement as she was dancing and create sound. So in her performances, the Lady’s Glove helps to create an art show that her dance moves shapes the music and create a scene that is pleasing in both the musical and visual aspect.