Color knit
Data physicalization
Processing, Arduino, Laser Cutting, Stepmotor
April-June 2016
About
Color knit is a data physicalization project. This project is for Xianqiao, a village located on an island near Shanghai. I managed to connect the photos taken by tourists of the beautiful nature scenes in Xianqiao and the traditional local kniting skill. The tourists can have a tangible textile of what they saw in the Xianqiao village.
Idea developing
Firstly I turned the photos of Xianqiao into weaved patterns by coding in Processing. Then I made an automatic weaving machine using laser cut wood, parts from a knit toy, a step motor and an Arduino control board. After arranging the color of thread according to the picture generated by Processing, this installation can produce textiles representing the original photos.
Processing progarm
Some generated pictures
Processing animation
Building the Instalation
Machine running
Exhibition
