A 3-hour hands-on workshop on how to design and build an eco-friendly synthesizers made from velvet offcuts and e-textiles circuits. All materials provided. With a plush feel and a lush sound, music is performed by touching the velvet that has capacitive touch circuits embedded in its thread. Exploring concepts of neuroaesthetics, this workshop explores how interface design can be eco-friendlier and fuzzier, and how this may impact music performance. This workshop is led by Lia Mice and takes place in the Pink Room, ground floor of the Heathcote & Star, Leytonstone.
ABOUT LIA MICE
Lia Mice is an award winning multidisciplinary artist, educator and pioneering maker of oversized sculptural musical instruments. For over 20 years, Mice has prolifically produced a diverse body of work, frenetically shape shifting through multidisciplinary practices and international music and art scenes. At the core of her creative approach is a joyful DIY ethic: creating with what she has, without waiting for resources or permission. As a mixed media artist of sculptural musical instruments, Mice has shown her instruments at V&A Museum London, Ars Electronica Linz, Tate Modern London, Institute of Contemporary Art London, Deliaphonic Festival Conventry, Sonorities Festival Belfast, International Conference for Computer Human Interaction (CHI) New Orleans and Georgia Tech Atlanta. Mice’s instruments are provocations to the commercial musical instrument industry that focuses on small desktop instruments made of unsustainable materials. Mice’s practice explores the design of instruments larger than the performer. She build with reclaimed materials headed for landfill and experiments with creating new eco-friendlier materials. Mice has collaborated on instrument design projects with Native Instruments, The Barbican, LSO and the OHMI Trust with whom she designed a One-Handed Violin concept. In 2021, Mice was awarded the Oram Award for Innovation in Sound, Music and Related Technologies presented by PRS, British Council and the New Radiophonic Workshop. Mice holds a Masters of Music in Creative Practice from Goldsmiths University of London and a PhD in Media and Arts Technology from Queen Mary University of London. https://www.liamice.com
ACCESSIBILITY
The pink room is on the ground floor of Heathcote & Star. Please use the ‘contact organiser’ button to discuss any access requirements.