Spandex Shoji Synthesizer Transforming Elastic Interaction into Images and Sounds

Abstract

We developed an interactive artwork generating images and sounds using the traditional Japanese interior fixture known as Shoji. We used spandex fiber, which is a polyurethane fiber having remarkable elasticity, as a Shoji screen. When we push and expand the elastic fiber using our hand, it generates images and sounds according to the degree of its expansion and contraction. The images are projected onto the area of the Shoji as a screen touched by a performer. We can enjoy the interaction of the elastic feeling synchronized with the images and sounds by touching the Shoji screen.