Anke Loh
 | Loh Anke Lippstadt, Germany 1973 |
Embroidered Touch, Meditation 1 (Earth)
2025
92 x 100 x 4 cm
Textile, embroidery, conductive wire enabling touch-sensitive responses that activate sound and visualisation, and a custom circuit board. Includes power bank and connection cable.
Description
Photo: Capacitive embroidery activates layered soundscapes and visualisation. Framed touch-sensitive textiles installed at the International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago.
Embroidered Touch by Anke Loh Studio in Chicago, USA is a sensory textile experience that activates soundscapes and visual animations through touch, exploring connection through fabric, sound, and image.
The organic, interactive technical embroidery is created in response to locally sourced and recycled textiles. When touched, the embroidered surfaces activate one of five soundscapes—Woman, Immortal, Morning, Midday, or Evening. The Woman’s soundscape blends, for example, natural sounds with a baby’s cry, heartbeat, and breath, shifting with the movement of the hand across the fabric. Simultaneously, the touch triggers stop-motion animations on a nearby iPad, mapping a journey through the human body that begins with the heart. Crafted from repurposed textiles, these animations and soundscapes bridge physical and digital realms, creating an immersive experience of touch, memory, and embodied storytelling.
