Play the Jacquard Loom

Submitted by Modern Art Oxford on October 14, 2019 - 14:19

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
Modern Art Oxford, Creative Space
Date(s): 
Friday, 18 October 2019 to Sunday, 19 January 2020
Timing: 
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 12-5pm, closed Monday
Cost: 
Free!

Alongside Modern Art Oxford's exhibition with Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer, featuring her intricate Jacquard tapestries, the Creative Space plays host to a Loom Computer Synthesiser created by Owl Project, allowing you to connect a loom to electronic sound.

Inspired by their 2014 Barnaby Festival commission to create a work for Paradise Mill – one of Macclesfield’s silk museums – Owl Project have created a Loom Computer Synthesiser. It simulates how the jacquard loom used punch cards to make patterned cloth, and explores what happens if you try to connect a jacquard loom to electronic sound-making technology.

Come along to the Creative Space to weave your own patterns and create your own electronic soundtrack using punch cards.

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