Monitor II , 2005


  Dress, 500 LEDs, leather handbag with custom electronics, two 9-volt batteries, microphones
(Circuit design: Garth Zeglin)

Audio-activated DRESS that uses the same chip as a stereo monitor. The louder the audio signal, the more lights light up. The LEDs are arranged in vertical columns on the front of the dress so that softer sounds light up the lower parts of the dress while louder sounds cause the entire column to be illuminated.

When wearing the garment around town, one becomes much like a walking VU meter, monitoring the audio levels of the surrounding environment.

Madonna should have one. So should you.

Train movie
Marching Band movie
Drum Corps Quicktime movie



 

The Dress and the Michigan Marching Band, Ann Arbor, Nov. 2006: