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Today I’m going to present you open source DIY projects by Igor Brkic aka HyperGlitch.  You already know Igor from my Artduino workshop overview few weeks ago, because he was one of the instructors during the workshop.

Igor works as a Research Associate at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Zagreb. He enjoys hacking hardware and devices, preferably MIDI interfaces. But he’s also deeply involved into programming, linux, playing guitar, dsp, arduino…

Wearable Chronos-theremin (cc)

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I got earlier today _1minute69_‘s video clip from their latest performance B0DYSC4PES, presented few days ago at the LMP – Live Performers Meeting in Rome, that gathers live video performers, visual artists and VJs.

_1minute69_ is ‘an artist collective created by french digital media enthusiasts who share ideas and approaches on collaborative works. Bound by a common will to give the audience a playful experience through immersive and/or interactive universes, the collective artists develop pieces based on the grounds of illusion and representation, in the forms of performances, audiovisual installations, architectural projections and video stage designs.’

Photo: from B0DYSC4PES live performance by _1minute69_ (c)

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Anda Klancic was introduced on Body Pixel by my fellow blogger Ivana in her review and the gallery from Balkan Fiber Art event almost three years ago. Anda’s appealing  textile sculptures  have a special place here and we will definitely continue to cover activities by one of the most recognized European contemporary textile artist and the winner of prestigious competitions  around the globe.

For the very end of this gallery, we bring you at the bottom of this blog post complete catalog from the exhibition The Power of Thread readable via Issuu web service. Enjoy!

If not credited all photos by Anda Klancic and Francesco Montenero.

Aura by Anda Klancic  (c)
Production: Arcadia Lightwear

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Eta Sadar Breznik‘s space oriented woven sculptures present all possible views on thread from an architect. Monumental and almost like a skyscraper structured, but subtle tapestry, opens another visual perspective on fibers and textiles.

Eta Sadar Breznik also express herself in wearable objects, using strong weaving density for her objects combined with transformable functions of every particular garment. All photos by Anda Klancic, Blaz Zupancic (c)

Flying Carpets by Eta Sadar Breznik (c)

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BelaBela means WhiteWhite in Slovenian.  BelaBela covers textile arts, interior and industrial design at the same time. BelaBela are Jana Mrsnik and Vesna Stih from Ljubljana.

Girls from BelaBela like to explore new senses and shapes of material, space and light. You can read their interview on Big Creative Industries to get the full insight into their projects.

Curtain / Wall by BelaBela (c)

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Exhibition The Power of Thread (2010) features five Slovene contemporary textile artists: Ksenija Baraga, BelaBela – Jana Mrsnik & Vesna Stih, Eta Sadar Breznik and Anda Klancic.

The project has been curated by Ksenija Baraga and currently could be seen at the Ecomusee Textile de Haute-Alsace in France.We are happy to announce that all artists gave as permission to present their works from this exhibition on Body Pixel. Enjoy the power of sculptural textile arts!

Hanging on the String by Ksenija Baraga, 2008, (c)

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