Looking Outwards 02: Generative Art

Directed by one of the fashion’s most experimental designer, Hussein Chalayan, the wearable installations shown in the 2006 show employs laser technology and computational textile to emit laser beams with its motions. I appreciate how the piece is a critical exploration of the body in relation to technology and how it demonstrates that technology is a very suitable medium for any artist. By pixel mapping on a media server, the maker can control the visuals on the fabric with any video content. The final LED dress plays with lights and space, performing with a strong sense of spatial dynamics that manifested Chalayan’s fascination with architecture, aerodynamics, bodily form, and identities. It narrates the personal aspects of technology that emphasize how the borders between public and private are blurring in the digital world. Another reason that makes the work revolutionary is how the designer considers the daily outfit as a communication device while the traditional garments cannot. 

Link to the interview: https://showstudio.com/projects/readings#fashion_film