This
project involved me responding to a site specific space with the theme,
cloth and memory. Taking inspiration from artists that exhibited in the
Cloth and Memory two exhibition at Saltaire, this project focused
mainly on the journey and personal response to the space and
interpretation of the theme.
For this project I took the theme quite literally and responded to the thought of cloth and memory. My idea was about faded memories. I used primary source interviews with my mother and grandmother, as my research focused on what textiles means within my family; I was curious about what textiles my family and I had done. I remember making dolls dresses with my grandma which became the imagery I used for my embroidery. I used quotes from the interviews to inform my imagery. Text was quite an important feature in this project because I used it as a material to suggest a memory. My intention was to distort the text by scrunching, folding and manipulating the fabric to suggest a faded memory, because the text is not clear. Another thing I did to suggest a faded memory was dyeing yarns to stitch with. I dyed small parts of the yarn all the way along so that when I stitched with it, the colours faded in and out much like a memory does. I wanted my work to be displayed in a secret and intimate space within the Packhorse, partly because of the inspiration took from Jeanette Appleton, who exhibited in the Cloth and Memory two, and used holes in the wall to exhibit her work. I wanted an intimate space for my work because a memory is stored away in a person’s mind and I wanted to make links to this by placing my work in a discrete space. I used knotted fabric trailing away from my pieces to suggest that a memory is escaping a space within a person’s mind and being remembered.
I enjoyed this brief and felt like my piece had a specific meaning. I was also pleased with the quality of my work with it being the first time I had used the Amaya sewing machine; I was impressed with the kind of work it can produce.
For this project I took the theme quite literally and responded to the thought of cloth and memory. My idea was about faded memories. I used primary source interviews with my mother and grandmother, as my research focused on what textiles means within my family; I was curious about what textiles my family and I had done. I remember making dolls dresses with my grandma which became the imagery I used for my embroidery. I used quotes from the interviews to inform my imagery. Text was quite an important feature in this project because I used it as a material to suggest a memory. My intention was to distort the text by scrunching, folding and manipulating the fabric to suggest a faded memory, because the text is not clear. Another thing I did to suggest a faded memory was dyeing yarns to stitch with. I dyed small parts of the yarn all the way along so that when I stitched with it, the colours faded in and out much like a memory does. I wanted my work to be displayed in a secret and intimate space within the Packhorse, partly because of the inspiration took from Jeanette Appleton, who exhibited in the Cloth and Memory two, and used holes in the wall to exhibit her work. I wanted an intimate space for my work because a memory is stored away in a person’s mind and I wanted to make links to this by placing my work in a discrete space. I used knotted fabric trailing away from my pieces to suggest that a memory is escaping a space within a person’s mind and being remembered.
I enjoyed this brief and felt like my piece had a specific meaning. I was also pleased with the quality of my work with it being the first time I had used the Amaya sewing machine; I was impressed with the kind of work it can produce.
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