Becoming
The Living Constellation
A black jacket is being wired into a moving night sky. The current version is a partial lapel rig with its battery sitting safely on the table, which is less romantic and much easier to troubleshoot.
Power and heat mapping
Programmable LED nodes, flexible wire, black wool, portable power, heat shielding
OBJECT RECORD
What exists, and what it does.
A black jacket is being wired into a moving night sky. The current version is a partial lapel rig with its battery sitting safely on the table, which is less romantic and much easier to troubleshoot.
The work is in power and heat mapping. Nothing shown here should be mistaken for a finished garment.
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Up close, attachment, seams, and wear become visible.
MiniDV wide view, forensic macro, and measured long exposure
CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROBLEM
Keep the battery off the body, the wire flexible at the shoulder, and the surface quiet when the lights are off.
Temporary hand stitching, removable wire channels, low-voltage light tests, and timed heat readings
Light follows the wire. The wire follows the shoulder. The battery does not get to follow either one.
Read the power note
CONSTRUCTION RECORD
Where the surface meets the body.
Materials
Programmable LED nodes, flexible wire, black wool, portable power, heat shielding
Weight or current measure
Weight is not recorded for this unfinished work.
Construction
Temporary hand stitching, removable wire channels, low-voltage light tests, and timed heat readings
Wear
Wearability is being tested only on partial panels and a supported dress form.
Care
Store test panels flat, dark, and separated from finished work.