Petal Antenna: An Knitted Textile EMF Sensor
Symposium:
- ISEA2022: 27th International Symposium on Electronic Art
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Title:
- Petal Antenna: An Knitted Textile EMF Sensor
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Statement:
This demo presents a single knitted textile cone (i.e. a petal) of the electronic sculpture-installation work by the authors entitled Flower Antenna, exhibited in Spring 2021 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City (MOMA). The work operates as a large receiving antenna that senses electromagnetic fields in the gallery space. Using a logarithmic amplifier circuit, electromagnetic fields are converted to sonic expressions heard in the installation space, revealing the site-specific electromagnetic atmosphere of the gallery. The demo presents textile antenna samples and EMF-sensing circuits designed throughout the development of the work.
