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An interactive, hands-on textile and sound experienceÌýby Jordan Wirfs-Brock and Mikhaila FriskeÌý

What happens when sound and touch collide? This interactive, hands-on installation invites you to explore how our lived experience of time is entangled with space and movement, tied up in our senses of sound and touch. Explore several tactile-sonic experiences, including a crocheted quilt that—when you scrunch, fold, and touch it—allows you manipulate an immersive, ambisonic soundscape in real time. The artists also invite you to share your personal experiences touch, soundÌýand time through a series of provocative, interactive prompts.

INSTALLATIONÌýDATES & TIMES

• Thursday, Dec. 2, 12Ìý– 5 pm
• Friday, Dec. 3, 2 pm – 7 pm, with an artist talk at 4:30 pm
• Monday, Dec. 6, 12 – 5 pm
• Tuesday, Dec. 7, 12 – 5 pm

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Â鶹ӰԺ the Artists

Jordan Wirfs-BrockÌýis a PhD candidate in Information Science at the Â鶹ӰԺ and a member of the Unstable Design Lab.

Her research explores how voice interaction, sonificationÌýand narrative support people as they learn to listen to data, producing more meaningful and engaging experiences with information. She loves using animation, visualization, multi-sensory representation, podcasting, performance and other creative ways to tell complex stories in approachable ways.Ìý Previously, she was a data journalist at Inside Energy, a public media collaboration, where she used data to demystify energy topics. When she’s not in front of a computer, she’s running up and down mountains, often for days at a time. She loves playing tabletop board games, baking, doing puzzles, watching reality TV, and listening to wind chimes.
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Mikhaila FriskeÌý(they/she) is a PhD student in Information Science at the Â鶹ӰԺ and a member of the Unstable Design Lab. They are currently researching phenomena around uncollectable or invisible data, particularly surrounding ideas of ephemerality. TheirÌýwork utilizes materials to draw attention to experiences and feelings that are often lost when information is compressed and enumerated.

Before coming to Â鶹ӰԺ, FriskeÌýstudied computer science at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities. They briefly considered working as a software developer, but ultimately decided to live out their childhood dream of being in school forever. Asked what people should know about them,ÌýFriske volunteersÌýthat if ever asked to discuss Avatar: The Last Airbender, Haikyuu, or almost any other animated movie, theyÌýfindÌýit very hard to stop talking.Ìý

Bishop SandÌýwill assist with sound design. Sand is an audio producer for The Washington Post. He has worked on projects like "Canary: The Washington Post Investigates" and "Moonrise," both named to Apple’s Best Podcasts lists for 2019 and 2020. He was nominated for the 2020 Ambies Awards for best sound design & production. Bishop pursued careers in medicine, art, and education before becoming a full-time audio producer.Ìý

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Artist ResidencyÌý ÌýRelated Project