CHANNELS
The Shed, New York. 2022.
multi-sensory wearable design
In 2022, Xiao was commissioned to design costumes and wearables for artist Yo-Yo Lin's multi-sensory performance at the Shed in New York. In the multisensory performance channels, Yo-Yo Lin explores the intricate pathways of the chronically ill body. Lin understands us all to inhabit multiple bodies: ones made up of what we commonly think of as our physical body composed of its parts and organs, and others seemingly invisible, extending beyond the skin, taking the form of energetic fields and kindred relationships.
Channels fully utilized the performance capabilities at the Griffin Theatre, embedding motion capture, real-time graphics rendering, and live sound transmission all at once. Xiao focused on studying movements and gestures of a disabled and chronologically ill torso, and merged their simulation with technology through couture techniques.