Liquid midi: paper goes electronic to create unique controls and sounds

LIQUID MIDI: PAPER GOES ELECTRONIC TO CREATE UNIQUE CONTROLS AND SOUNDS all images courtesy of EJtech ‘LIQUID MIDI’ BY EJTECH IS AN EXPERIMENTAL TEXTILE INTERFACE FOR SONIC INTERACTIONS,

EXPLORING AESTHETICS AND MORPHOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN. the technology is screen printed with electric paint from bare conductive directly onto a textile surface, then through an arduino

micro controller communicates with the desired software, using MIDI protocol. this unique interaction with this textile interface allows the medium to become part of the message, where the

interface becomes part of the process of creation itself.  [embedded content] video courtesy EJtech founded by esteban de la torre and judit eszter karpati, the budapest based art and

technology lab believes sound is a medium that has been increasingly gaining ground in the visual arts during recent decades. THEIR TECHNOLOGY PLAYS ONE OF THE MAIN ROLES IN THIS MULTI

DISCIPLINARY CROSSOVER, ALLOWING NOT ONLY FOR THIS AMALGAMATION OF THE VISUAL AND AUDITORY PRACTICES, BUT TO FURTHER THEIR VENTURES INTO HOW DO THEY FORM THIS EXPERIENCE AND WITH WHAT TOOLS

DO THEY DESIGN THIS MULTIFASETED, POLYSENSORIAL UNDERTAKING.  screen printed launch pad/ triggers much of their artistic research involves building with textiles and flexible materials, due

to its functional and aesthetic advantages, as well as it being ideal for studies looking to integrate different sensory modalities. the flexibility of screen printing a working interface

onto a bendable surface and being able to control digital devices and applications through it, opens doors to infinite possibilities, allowing to indulge in an hyper connected, interwoven

user experience.  screen printed launch pad/ triggers ‘liquid MIDI’ increasingly allows for the integration of touch, kinaesthesia as well as hearing, shattering the prevailing notions on

the hierarchisation of the senses. the project aims on proposing a more balanced, coherent multi sensory perception of reality. EJTECH’S INTENT WITH ‘LIQUID MIDI’, IS TO ENABLE THE USER TO

EXPERIENCE A BALANCED INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT, FOCUSING NOT ONLY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AESTHETICS, BUT MAKING THEM FUNCTIONAL AND UTTERLY IMPORTANT, WHILE INTEGRATING, WITH THE SAME

IMPORTANCE, AN ELABORATE HAPTIC EXPERIENCE THROUGH AN EXPERIMENTAL TEXTILE INTERFACE, CONCLUDING WITH THE REAL TIME CREATION OF SOUND.  screen printed faders the two module setup the exposed

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