Generative Unravelling is a series of duo interactive, generative installations developed by Mi Lin as part of her PhD research at the Royal College of Art. It reimagines audience engagement with Miao piling embroidery (苗族堆绣) in the postdigital era, integrating textile thinking with gesture-responsive algorithms, projection, and AI-generated visuals.
Hand in Thought invites users to shape visuals through embroidery-inspired motion, while ∞: Thousand Threads renders Miao cosmology as a looping generative system. Both works embody cultural memory as evolving, multisensory experiences.