tracing aegean textiles

publication*, embroidery
2021—2022

*Self-published in small edition, 21 x 15 cm (16 pages).

This research asks how marginalised art forms could be traced and cared for. I explored this question through 18th and 19th century embroideries from the Aegean islands. When the available literature on these textiles left me with more questions than answers, I picked up a black marker and began tracing the motifs’ outlines. To continue this slow act of reanimation and care, I hand-printed the designs on cloth and created a publication based on my research.

At the State of Fashion Biennale conference 2022 in Arnhem, I invited visitors to join me in embroidering the fabric, extending the work through a collective practice.

Photos of the publication. Combined with photos from the live embroidery session.

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Textile artist, researcher, and writer based in Amsterdam. I work with textiles and other material forms as a way of thinking and researching. In doing so, I treat these materials as tools to expose and unsettle taken-for-granted views and naturalized routines of daily life.

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