Szirmai Zsanett

Fashion and Textile Design MA

thesis

Inclusive Design

In my thesis, I am seeking to address the possibilities that visually challenged people have in order to experience fine arts. I am also discussing the potential that multi-sensorial aesthetics has in an inclusive society in terms of art reception.

consultant

Bényei Judit PhD

master work

Sensory Yarn

My masterpiece is an interactive experimental textile for both visually impaired and sighted people. Extracts from Sándor Weöres’s verse cycle called RongyszĹ‘nyeg were chosen, which were transformed into textile, using different textile techniques. The poem fragments appear as layers built upon each other on the textile, based on meaning. Each technique represents a sensory surface: seeing, hearing and touching. The sounding layer of the touchable verse’s text image appears with machine embroidery on the fabric, which was crossed through a special conductive strand. By touching the embroidered characters, the voice of the given text can be heard.

consultant

Bráda Judit

supervisor

Balla Dóra DLA