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Through the surface: collaborating textile artists
from UK and Japan
The principal aim of ‘Through the Surface’ was
to investigate ways in which
different groups of textile artists, in different circumstances,
with different cultural
influences, engage in the creative processes. ‘Through the
Surface’ embraced as
many areas of textile practice as possible. This included state
of the art fashion
textiles, textiles as interface between science, medicine and technology,
and
textile/textural understanding as applied to live art and installation.
Seven mentoring exchanges took place in 2003
between established and emerging
textile artists in Japan and the UK. All participants contributed
web journals during
the exchange period and all made work as a result of their time
spent working
together. This work formed the exhibition which toured the UK
during 2005 and
then was shown at the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art, Japan
in 2006.
For more about Through the Surface click
here.
Image top: Michiko Kawarabayashi 'Germination'
Image below: Ealish Wilson 'Street Scenes, Shrines and Temples,
Kimono
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