INTERPRETATION OF JUNGIAN PSYCHE TRANSFORMATION WITH TUFTING TECHNNIQUES FOR WEARABLE ART

• Main Author: Ariadne Stevanya U., Ancilla
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/65308
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Psyche can be defined as the 'soul' within each person as well as the 'world' or 'reality' in which everyone lives and navigates. Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist in the 20th century who pioneered analytical psychology, studied the myths, wisdom, and cultures from around the world and found patterns or similarities—that human as a species is phylogenetically connected through the collective unconscious and within each wisdom and cultures, there are archetypal patterns and lessons to be learnt. These patterns are still and always are present today's world. The process of psyche transformation which Jung usually refers to as the process of 'individuation' describes the process of psychological and spiritual growth and development to achieve wholeness (the Self)—although this process is usually not perfectly or completely achieved during a human lifetime. The basic of the tufting and punch needle techniques is inserting yarns into the substrate of a backing cloth, which usually has a basket weave structure. The purpose of this study is to utilise the potential of tufting techniques combined with punch needle techniques to interpret or visualise the images of the psyche transformation which are divided into three themes: “Megalomania”, “Exile”, and “Metempsychosis”. This is expressed in the textile field through the creation of wearable art. Craft talks about human culture and wisdom, as well as aesthetics and function. Craft is somewhere between arts and design. Wearable art is in the field of textile craft because it contains spiritual and emotional values as well as the function of being wearable—where it also tries to create a ‘feeling’ for the user and where the user is usually also part of the art. Wearable art was chosen because it can dig deeper into psychological concepts, compared to industrial fashion products. From the results of the exploration of tufting techniques, references are obtained regarding the compatibility between threads with machines or needles as well as optimising the techniques commonly used for interior products so that it can be sewn into wearable art. In addition, the adhesive material used must also be considered so that there is no excessive yarn shedding