Produced to function as a tapestry and a working musical instrument, the experimental Theremin Tapestry was designed by the artist-collective Chicks On Speed, in collaboration with Hangar, in 2009.

Chicks on Speed create multi-disciplinary work, moving through performance art, electronic dance music, collage, textile design and fashion. Through designing the Theremin Tapestry they allowed the traditional art of tapestry weaving to coexist with the world of contemporary sound art.

Some fragments of the tapestry have been woven in copper. These filaments behave as theremin antennas. Four sensors in the tapestry detect the presence of the human body from over a meter away and cause the tapestry to emit sound.

Chicks on Speed is a feminist music and fine art ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997