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Peacocks and wallflowers: (in)visibility with digital jewellery

This paper discussed drivers for wearable technology design from a fashion theory perspective, following a PhD and post doctoral research. It was one outcome of the author’s participation at ANAT’s reSkin Media Lab, Canberra (2007), funded by a Scottish Arts Council Interdisciplinary Professional Development Award. Kettley sat on the WearNow symposium panel and presented her interactive project, Stille, at the National Museum Australia at the close of the lab. Questions of concealment and revelation in dress were further explored through a residency at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (2009), also supported by a Professional Development Grant from the Scottish Arts Council. Stille went on to feature in Electrofringe in Australia (2008) and Powered Art and Fashion Design at the Netherlands Media & Arts Institute (2009). Exhibitions of practice informing this publication included Access All Areas, with an interactive work commissioned by the Travelling Gallery, Scotland (2007), and Future Voices Celebrating Diversity, Dundee (2007).

The paper formed part of a series of publications dating from 2004, including the New Craft – Future Voices Conference, Dundee (2007), the AI & Society Journal (2007), CREATE (2007), HCI UK (2005 & 2006), the Wearable Futures Conference, University of Wales (2005), the Convivio online journal (2004) and Edinburgh Napier University’s Space, Spatiality and Technologies symposium (2004). Earlier related articles on craft and digital practice were published on the Creative & Cultural Skills Creative Choices website (2007) and in the Axis Dialogue online journal (2007).

In addition, the author gave related presentations on (in)visibility at the London College of Fashion and the ICA (2006); on identity at the Tags and Tagging workshop, Edinburgh University (2008) and at de Waag, Amsterdam (2008); and the author acted as a reviewer throughout for related conferences such as Pervasive Expression 2008 and HCI UK 2007 and 2008.