Transmediating Sky Blanket: Tensions with a Digital Jacquard Loom

Doenja Oogjes; Meghann O'Brien; Hannah Turner; Kate Hennessy; Reese Muntean; Melanie Camman

doi:10.1145/3563657.3595965

Transmediating Sky Blanket: Tensions with a Digital Jacquard Loom

Doenja Oogjes, Meghann O'Brien, Hannah Turner, Kate Hennessy, Reese Muntean, Melanie Camman

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Abstract

This pictorial presents an ongoing collaboration between a Haida/Kwakwaka'wakw/Irish artist and a multi-disciplinary team of settler researchers around Sky Blanket, a hybrid Yeil Koowu (Raven's Tail) and Naaxiin (Chilkat) style woven robe. We elaborate on our collaborative commitments that include a focus on materiality and particular team dynamics. We report on three frictions we experienced while working on a TC2 jacquard loom: the translation of weaving patterns from one production technique to another, working within the material limitations of the loom, and the design of a woven box that allowed us to articulate differing perspectives on failures. In our discussion, we argue that these material encounters are a way for design and creation research to work through tensions at play between digital technologies, artistic practices, and cultural continuities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS '23
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Editors	Daragh Byrne, Nikolas Martelaro, Andy Boucher, David Chatting, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Sarah Fox, Johanna Nicenboim, Cayley MacArthur
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Pages	371–386
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-9893-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3595965
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2023
Event	2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2023 - Pittsburgh, United States Duration: 10 Jul 2023 → 14 Jul 2023

Conference

Conference	2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2023
Abbreviated title	DIS 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pittsburgh
Period	10/07/23 → 14/07/23

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Best Pictorial honourable mention award
Oogjes, D. J. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific

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Oogjes, D., O'Brien, M., Turner, H., Hennessy, K., Muntean, R., & Camman, M. (2023). Transmediating Sky Blanket: Tensions with a Digital Jacquard Loom. In D. Byrne, N. Martelaro, A. Boucher, D. Chatting, S. F. Alaoui, S. Fox, J. Nicenboim, & C. MacArthur (Eds.), DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 371–386). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3595965

Oogjes, Doenja ; O'Brien, Meghann ; Turner, Hannah et al. / Transmediating Sky Blanket : Tensions with a Digital Jacquard Loom. DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. editor / Daragh Byrne ; Nikolas Martelaro ; Andy Boucher ; David Chatting ; Sarah Fdili Alaoui ; Sarah Fox ; Johanna Nicenboim ; Cayley MacArthur. New York : Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2023. pp. 371–386

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Oogjes, D, O'Brien, M, Turner, H, Hennessy, K, Muntean, R & Camman, M 2023, Transmediating Sky Blanket: Tensions with a Digital Jacquard Loom. in D Byrne, N Martelaro, A Boucher, D Chatting, SF Alaoui, S Fox, J Nicenboim & C MacArthur (eds), DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., New York, pp. 371–386, 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2023, Pittsburgh, United States, 10/07/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3595965

Transmediating Sky Blanket: Tensions with a Digital Jacquard Loom. / Oogjes, Doenja; O'Brien, Meghann; Turner, Hannah et al.
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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Oogjes D, O'Brien M, Turner H, Hennessy K, Muntean R, Camman M. Transmediating Sky Blanket: Tensions with a Digital Jacquard Loom. In Byrne D, Martelaro N, Boucher A, Chatting D, Alaoui SF, Fox S, Nicenboim J, MacArthur C, editors, DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2023. p. 371–386 doi: 10.1145/3563657.3595965

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