Project name
Synthetic Feather
Description
Role
Researcher / Engineer
Updated Date
2025.01.20
Project Types
“Synthetic Feather” is an algorithmically made knitwear piece created to accompany the HATRA 2020 Autumn Winter Collection “STUDY SKINS”. From the myriad of images that exist in cyberspace, the GAN (Generative Adversarial Network) algorithm generates imaginary birds. The generated images are converted into data that can be output by a knitting machine in collaboration with a textile craftsman, and the patterns that symbolize the theme of this season “Study Skins” are saved as sweaters. Following on from AUBIK, this work was the result of continued experimentation with new digital expressions that deviate from optimization, and was presented as a collaborative work by Synflux and HATRA.













Credits
Kye Shimizu (Synflux LLC)
Kotaro Sano (Synflux LLC)
Kazuya Kawasaki (Synflux LLC)
Keisuke Nagami (HATRA)
Thanks
Photographer: TOKI
Hair: Eiji Sato
Make-up: Yuka Hirac
Model: Adelina、Arthur, Aya Watanabe、Daichi Yamada
Exhibitions
Art & New Ecology / Tokyo, Japan / The University Art Museum
Orinothopter / Tokyo, Japan / HATRA 2021SS Exhibition
Study Skins / Tokyo, Japan / HATRA 2020AW Exhibition