Electric Blanket

Electric Blanket was an interactive digital audiovisual project exploring the memories of sheltered housing residents aged 55 to 80. It explored the process of remembering through physical media such as recordings, photographs and film; the power of sound to solicit memory; and the transience of both memory and media. It involved video interviews and oral histories with the residents, and audio recordings of sounds that were a significant part of their memories. Co-directed by Rob Strachan (IPM) and commissioned by Tennantspin, The Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) and Arena Housing, the project resulted in a digital archive and an installation at FACT, one of the UK’s leading digital arts institutions.