Wearable A/V at Festivals
A/V collabs like VTSS x Freeka Tet are pointing to a spike in tech‑integrated festival fashion — think programmable LEDs and reactive wearables that sync with live sets. That trend sits alongside the resurgence of DIY and upcycled festival looks, turning clothes into part of the show. (youtube.com)
VTSS is touring a dedicated A/V show with confirmed dates at SWG3 in Glasgow on May 8, 2026 and a HERE Outernet London slot on May 9, 2026. (swg3.tv) Freeka Tet is billed as a French‑born, New York–based digital artist whose practice explicitly combines prosthetics, animatronics, hacking, coding and electronics under a bricolage/“creative mercenary” description. (halftheory.com) Freeka Tet joined Amnesia Scanner for the STROBE.RIP project (PAN), released June 16, 2023, and the subsequent dual release HOAX (PAN 148) issued in October 2024—both framed as records accompanied by live A/V performances and installation work. (p-a-n.org) Press and festival listings describe Amnesia Scanner & Freeka Tet live sets as multisensory, “plunging audiences into smoke, sound and light,” positioning the shows as staged audiovisual installations rather than straight DJ sets. (nr.world) VTSS has crossed into fashion contexts as well, having walked for designers like Dilara Findikoglu and appeared for Diesel at Milan Fashion Week while documenting festival outings such as Coachella in an exclusive photo diary. (hero-magazine.com) Freeka Tet directed the STROBE.RIP single “Ride” music video, which features model Ruby Aldridge, tying his visual direction directly into fashion‑facing media connected to the release. (ra.co) Those artist‑led A/V packages have been programmed at art‑tech festivals from MUTEK Montréal to L.E.V. Gijón and MIRA, creating curated festival slots where experimental visual artists and music acts present integrated AV experiences. (montreal.mutek.org)
