About
Afra Sonmez
E-textıle desıgner / researcher
Afra Sönmez is an electronic textile artist and performer who integrates technology with craft, fashion, and traditional methods. Her works contain different types of e-textile examples such as kinetic /e-textile costumes, wearable games, and instruments/ controllers.
She made a collaboration with Tuba Ergin in Mercedes Benz Istanbul Fashion Week SS17, at Ars Electronica Festival with Electronicos Fantasticos / Ei Wada “Barcoders”, Nursinem Aslan “Onisma” and her project “50 Shades of Forest”. Currently, she is performing with her e-textile instrument.
Résumé
Education
Art Unıversıty Of Lınz
Yedıtepe Unıversıty
Colakoglu Gırls Vocatıonal Hıgh School
Work
Fılıka Desıgn
Iskele 47-Maker Dojo
Cherrycherry Vısual Fx Agency
Farewell Katya Fılm Set
Presentations
Mıcrosoft Turkey IOT & Wearable Tech.”
Wearable Tech. in Fashion | 2016
Beykent Unıversıty 3th Natıonal Managment Informatıon Summıt
Wearable Electronics | 2016
Mıcrosoft Turkey Tech. Tour IOT Bahcesehır Unıversıty
Wearable Tech. & Fashion | 2016
Ankara Maker Faır
E-Textile, Art & Craft | 2016
Work Shops
Amerıcan Robert Collage/RCMakers
Sewing the Technology | 2017KWorks
Sewing the Technology | 2017 (Kworks Workshop | Youtube video)Europıan Maker Week Makerhane
Wearable Tech. | 2016Exhibitions
Ars Electronica Festival "State Of IntImacy"
E-Textile Instrument / Performance | 2020
Ars Electronica Festival “Transcode”
E-Textile Instrument / Performance | 2019
Istanbul Fashıon Week SS17 Tuba Ergın
Opening Kinetic Costume | 2016
1st Istanbul Desıgn Bıennıal Academy Program
Installation | 2012
Participantions
Ars Electronıca Festıval / Electronıcos Fantastıcos
Barcode Readers Performance |2019
Sonar Istanbul +D
Wearable Tech. Designer | 2017 (Sónar İstanbul +D 2017 | Youtube video)
1st Istanbul Mını Maker Faıre
Hokkabass - Speaker Pillow | 2014