Souffleur, what is the meaning of 'flocking'?

Thomas Dreezen, production manager: “Flocking is a technique for applying tiny fibres to a surface. You start off by giving the fibres a negative electrical charge in a special machine. Next, ground the surface of the object you want to flock and smear it with glue. When you then point the machine at that surface, it gently blows the fibres into the glue. The negative charge makes the fibres stand upright, just as when you rub a balloon over a woollen jumper. This gives the surface a crazy, alienating texture similar to velvet.”

“For the scenography of the new group exhibition ‘Alias’, M collaborated with Deborah Bowmann, a Brussels-based artist duo who regularly work with flocking. Especially for ‘Alias’, The duo created a steel structure that is entirely flocked.”