Lit Lace Performance

This funded project allowed us to work on a cross-disciplinary collaboration which explored the development of responsive smart textile backdrops for new display, projection and visual effects for the theatre industry. It was supported by an EU WEAR Sustain award in 2018.

Through the collective dynamic of smart textiles, stage and set design, choreography, lighting and performance industry specialists, the project creatively questioned how the use of innovative lighting within and on cloth could best exploit the use of Lit Lace as responsive backdrops within a controlled environment. Through the practical testing of lighting technology and performance intervention, the project has found ways to creatively exploit multiple cloth effects and provide potential options for artistic interpretation. The natural characteristics of the cloth and incidental markings through fabric wear and tear also provide exciting visual alternatives and the potential for reuse as a business model.

The project results were disseminated at WEAR Sustain’s Final Event and Symposium at BOZAR, Brussels and ICT, Vienna 2018.