Valérie LaMontagne: synapseWear

Title:

synapseWear

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):

Valérie LaMontagne

Symposium:

ISEA2020: 26th International Symposium on Electronic Art

Creation Year:

2017

Medium:

Device

Artist Statement:

synapseWear is a wearable device & fashion collection for recording your motion and environmental data to create playful visualizations / sonifications.

Technical Information:

Small and light the synapseWear wearable device includes 6 sensors to capture your motion and environmental data. You can use it as an attractive air quality monitor or a way to enhance your performance art. The sensors act as mnemonic recorders of your sentient experiences perceiving: C02/TVOC, temperature, humidity, pressure, light, movement (9DOF) and ambient sound levels.

The synapseWear device is designed to attach to a uniquely designed garment collection featuring a special fabric that has been integrated into the seams. This permits you to place the device wherever you like – on your shoulders, the nape of your neck, hips, legs and so on. If you wish to wear the synapseWear device with your own garments it also comes with a clip that lets you wear it with any garment or accessory.