Curatorial Vision
SYNC.RESONANCE stems from a visionary curatorial premise: an independently conceived collaboration between Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht and digital performer Quayola. This project explores the untapped synergy between wearable technology and computational aesthetics, imagining a world where bio-data becomes fine art.
The Interactive Experience
The concept centres on a limited collection of sensor-equipped accessories designed by Anouk Wipprecht to capture the wearer’s emotional and physical states. In this speculative scenario, the Computational Art element takes the stage: by simply touching the sensory walls, the visitor triggers a unique digital painting, generated in real-time from their physiological data. Here, the computational codes correspond to an algorithm driven by the subject-spectator’s immediate internal status.
The Fusion of Tech & Art
In this multimedia installation, Generative Art and Fashion Tech merge to create a unique, immersive virtual reality. The project places the individual at the center of the experience, making them the absolute protagonist of the sensory journey.
Anouk Wipprecht
"Future apparel aims to augment human consciousness by functioning as an intelligent second skin,
designed to bio-communicate our internal states through responsive materials."
Intimacy, a garment crafted from liquid crystal polymers, featuring a composition that responds to light intensity by altering the density of the crystals. This mechanism allows the material’s transparency to shift dynamically according to external circumstances.
A Dutch fashion artist, she designs micro-controlled garments using sensors that monitor the wearer’s
bio-signals. Her pieces detect bodily inputs—such as temperature, pressure, and sensations—generating a dynamic relationship between the body, the garment, and the surrounding environment. Her creations demonstrate how technology can forge a connection between clothing and an individual’s physical and cognitive status, enabling an active interaction with the ecosystem.
Quayola reinterprets classical art through digital algorithms. His works evolve from fixed computational inputs into indeterminate forms, embodying the principle of entropy:
the creation of unique, organic Chaos from highly ordered systems.
Sculpture Factory-Ars Electronica Berlino, 2016.
Through complex algorithms, the artist deconstructs classical sculpture into a new, abstract form that transcends its original aesthetic canons.
Main Sponsor & Partnership
The event's main sponsor is Art Innovation Gallery, a digital art startup founded in 2022 by Francesca Boffetti. For this exclusive preview, large-scale LED walls will be installed in the Corso Venezia district, adjacent to Indro Montanelli Park. For three consecutive days, the screens will showcase Inside Out, a digital masterpiece created by a trio of artists from the gallery’s itinerant roster: Nate Hill, Fabio Giampietro, and Zhuk Israfilova Narmin.
Pre-Event Concept
Designed as an "enigmatic" preview, Inside Out offers a glimpse into the upcoming exhibition. Through a compelling visual narrative, it explores the shared creative process that bridges the fashion tech of Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht with the computational artistry of Davide Quayola.
Public Engagement
The projection aims to ignite curiosity and engage a broad audience with the exhibition's core themes. To ensure seamless interaction, a dedicated QR code will be featured on the displays, providing instant access to information regarding the imminent grand opening.
Capturing the Symphony of Neural Processes
The Technology
Created by London-based artist Aiste Noreikaite, ‘The Experience Helmet’ is a visionary device designed to detect the mind’s sounds via brainwaves. Utilizing integrated EEG technology, the helmet translates neural processes into real-time soundscapes, effectively producing a symphony of the wearer’s internal mental state. It serves as an “auditory reflection of a person’s experience in that exact moment.”
The Immersive Experience
During the conceptual Vernissage of the exhibition, the device will be showcased to the public. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to record their sensory journey—an “auditory snapshot” that captures the ephemeral essence of their mental experience, much like a photograph but through the medium of sound.
The Synaesthetic Connection: From Sound to Generative Vision
The Inspiration
This concept draws deep inspiration from the collaborative performance by Quayola and Seta, where the live resonance of a piano is transformed into real-time generative paintings. In their work, the accidental beauty of the visual is a direct, unpredictable byproduct of the musical input, bridging the gap between sound and sight.
The Evolution
SYNC.RESONANCE evolves this dialogue by shifting the source of creativity from an external instrument to the human mind. By utilizing the Experience Helmet, the visitor’s neural activity becomes the primary composer. The device translates brainwaves into a unique, personal melody which, in turn, acts as the computational trigger for the generative artwork on the sensory walls.
A biometric translation of the subject’s inner state: just as a pianist shapes a canvas through sound, the exhibition visitor orchestrates a digital landscape through their own consciousness, creating a strictly personal and one-of-a-kind artistic resonance.
Mind Over Matter: A Brainwave-Driven Ecological Narrative
The Concept
Mind Over Matter is an interactive project created by David Carson for digital artist Thijs Biersteker. The Dutch designer’s "Awareness Art" aims to sensitise society to environmental issues by transforming the observer into an active participant within his virtual reproductions.
The Science of Thought
In this project, David Carson utilises brainwave-driven algorithms to physically demonstrate how both individual and collective thought—the sum of our cognitive processes—exerts a profound influence on the environment.
The Vision
This sensory experience, controlled by neural activity, confirms a powerful premise: if we can maintain our focus on the right priorities, the ecosystem thrives. It is a testament to cognitive influence and its ability to prevent environmental decay, proving that mindfulness is a key factor in ecosystem resilience.
Focus determines reality: Mind Over Matter demonstrates that a conscious shift in our cognitive processes is the key to ecosystem resilience.
Event Curator | Exhibition: Giovanna Savanella
Note: This is a speculative curatorial concept designed to showcase multidisciplinary synergy. The collaboration is hypothetical and intended for portfolio purposes only.