Luma Projection Arts Festival in Binghamton

By Chelsea Klukas, Founder — Lumen Couture

We brought our projection dresses to a projection mapping festival in Binghamton, NY.

LUMA Projection Arts Festival Binghamton 2018

In September, we had the pleasure of showcasing our projection-mapped dresses at the LUMA projection arts festival.

LUMA is a projection festival held annually in Upstate New York that celebrates the intersection of art and technology. Founded in 2015, the three-person team expected a crowd of 3,000: and 30,000 came. Since then the festival has grown, with the mission dedicated to the art of storytelling through projection mapping.

The event took over the downtown of Binghamton with large-scale projection mapping and storytelling on buildings throughout the area. The event also featured indoor art installations and performances.

We showcased two versions of the projector hat in the VIP area and mingling in the crowds: our floral-themed hat from the 2017 MakeFashion gala, and a newer design with fireworks and a futuristic-inspired dress.

LUMA Projection Arts Festival Binghamton 2018, photo 2

About the Author: Chelsea Klukas is an award-winning interdisciplinary technology artist and design leader. She has founded two companies exploring the intersection of fashion and technology (Lumen Couture and MakeFashion) and was recently granted her Doctorate of Fine Arts (h.c.) in 2019. Her Lumen Couture projector hat, a hat that includes real-time projection mapping and visual inputs to display video on a dress, has gained international attention as the first of its kind. She is an advocate for diversity and women in tech.

Lumen Couture is fashion that illuminates for unexpected elegance and drama. The designs are informed by the international fashiontech shows hosted by MakeFashion, an organization that introduces youth to STEM through hands-on fashion technology workshops.