Nicole Yi Messier
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Revel Off The Grid

A performative exploration of turning our bodies into systems by hacking radio signals as a form of communication and musical instruments. The final eTextile pieces were a series of wearable AM/FM radios and antennas broadcasting over available stations performed in a small space in a paper mill to replicate living off the grid.

Revel Off the Grid

A performative exploration of turning our bodies into systems by hacking radio signals as a form of communication and musical instruments. The final eTextile pieces were a series of wearable AM/FM radios and antennas broadcasting over available stations performed in a small space in a paper mill to replicate living off the grid.

The pieces below are a circular circuit using a 555 timer that acted as a radio transmitter with a wearable sleeve antenna. The design of the antenna was inspired by a normal mode helix design. Both pieces use copper polyester taffeta on cotton and nickel/copper ripstop.

Credits

This was a project from eTextile Spring Break artist residency and developed with the focus group Revel Off The Grid including artist Lara Grant, Afroditi Psarra, Adrian Freed, Sam Toply, and myself.

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