Sasha de Koninck

Educator at New Roads School

Sasha de Koninck

Educator at New Roads School

Biography

Sasha de Koninck is an artist and researcher from Santa Monica, CA. She decided to leave the west coast and all of its wonderful weather to explore the city of Baltimore and the greater east coast to complete her undergraduate education at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She graduated in 2013 with a B.F.A. in fibers, a minor in creative writing and a concentration in sound art. The next leg of her journey led her to the Windy City, where she graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies. She currently teaches Conceptual Clothing at New Roads School.

Her work is a presentation of a multisensory experience, through the research and development of smart textile material for the body that is intimate, sensitive and loud. Clothing reveals the details and the subtleties of our personalities and life that can’t always be explained in words. As material, the textile in a garment is something that is the closest thing to our skin, our shield, and security. Smart textiles has introduced her to responsive materials that express a change of state and talk back. Smart textiles allow Sasha to use touch as a way to activate the artwork. It invites you to participate, touch and react to its response. Her focus into the field of wearable technology has led her to create her own conductive fabrics and textile sensors. The Garments for Uncomfortable Social Situations explores the idea of what it means to be uncomfortable and the role our clothing plays in that situation.