KILIMS AS AUDIO CONTROLLERS

My kilims do not have a fixed sonic function. Their behaviour changes according to the context in which they are exhibited or performed: they can trigger recordings, play notes, control software instruments, build loops, manipulate sound, or combine several of these functions. The same textile can also be remapped and played differently from one presentation to another.

MIDI INSTRUMENT

The kilim becomes a MIDI controller for more complex digital instruments running on a computer. Touch points can be freely mapped to notes, parameters and interconnected processes such as modulation, allowing much more complex relationships between touch and sound.

DIRECT SOUND

Each touch sensitive area has a single, fixed function, triggering its own sound or sample. The kilim can be played intuitively by one or several people at once, functioning as a simple tactile instrument.

LOOPING & LAYERING

Touch points control recording, playback and looping functions, allowing external sound sources to be captured and layered through the textile. The kilim becomes an interface for progressively building a composition through interaction.