施 惟 捷 / Shih Wei Chieh's works across multiple disciplines, focusing on smart textiles, sound and creative coding, his wearable projects have been invited by many global event/media such as SXSW, Fashioningtech, Hackaday, Adafruit..., he started his research of digital craftsmanship and e-textile since 2010. He has lived in Mexico, Oaxaca for his textile research for 8 months in 2013 and now he is dedicating in integrating new material, digital fabrication method with traditional technique such as dying and weaving in order to create more social communications between modern and traditional groups.

"I am very happy I hope you are too" is a e-textile project for an art residency in Arquetopia, Oaxaca, Mexico 2013: A sense of "intimacy" and dialogs made of LED text scroller are put together on fabric, this fabric has become a platform to carry digital informations which are quoted from my email and SMS relate to my personal ex-relationships. This is my first try to put personal memory, fact and technology together. This project is also a collaboration with Bendui Art Toy, the form is reference to Mexico shaman.

"I am very happy I hope you are too"是一個結合程式和電子元件技術的織品設計計畫在Arquetopia藝術村，在瓦哈卡市，墨西哥2013：一種親密的覺感和LED文字被混合在布面上，織料在這裡成為承載訊息媒體的平台。這個計畫亦是和 Bendui Art Toy 的合作，造型參考墨西哥薩滿的服裝。

"Taipei is fun as usual, hope you are having fun in mexico too and growing in confidence and self recognition. when i think of us, i wonder and bewildered lots, but without nostalgia nor regret, i have smile on my face. see you sometime in the future hopefully maybe, if life will bring us face to face again, i am very happy i hope you…