Visiting Artists Ebru Kurbak and Irene Posch

On February 27th 2014, the class New Media New Forms had the pleasure of meeting environmental artists Ebru Kurbak and Irene Posch. Their artwork deals with the clothes a person can wear to interact with the environment. Ebru described her work on a chart of body vs not body and environment vs not environment because of the interaction of all of them combined. The work itself involves the inclusion of technology in everyday clothing materials. One such work is titled Taiknam  Hat, which is a hat with feathers that respond to radio waves in the air. Another work of feathers that is not worn, but an installation picks up cell phone signals and moves to them. Their work is fascinating because it allows a wider audience due to the fact that people can wear it and move around for the public to see. I found their work interesting because before I had no idea metal could be made into a material that could be sewn into fabric and then sewn into a sweater or gloves. The potential of their work is endless and I thank them for coming in and explaining what they do.