Pixels to Stitches: Materializing Digital Information

This project aimed to fuse my two passions together: graphic design and knitwear. As I reformatted images for digital catalogs in my student job, I realized that digital images and textiles share a similar visual language. Both are built from small units, pixels or stitches, that work together to create a larger tapestry of color, texture, and visual information. This drove my focus into stop-motion design, merging these tapestries together, creating movement while emphasizing the slow labor it took to create each panel. The completed work reflects the endurance required to decelerate visuals in a world of hyperacceleration.

Six decorative crocheted pillows with intricate geometric patterns in navy blue, white, and gold, arranged in a grid pattern.
Close-up of a cross-stitched or embroidered fabric with a symmetrical blue, white, and gold pattern.
Series of black and white portraits showing profile views of a woman with curly hair, varying in detail and resolution.
Black and white mosaic pattern with intricate geometric and floral designs arranged in a grid.
Two crocheted pieces with a portrait of a man with dark hair, placed on a wooden crafting board. The pieces are red with a black and white face in the center. To the right, there are yarn balls and crochet tools, and below the pieces, there are printed blueprint patterns for the design.
An art installation with knitted pillows on a white wall, two digital screens in frames displaying pixel art images, and a row of pixel art pillows on the right side.