Gathering & Unravelling
Gathering & Unravelling
Textile Initiative presents Gathering & Unravelling, an exhibition and workshop series at puntWG between 17–26 July. Textile Initiative is an artistic research platform and event series, organised by artists Bronwen Jones and Dasha Golova, that expands the potential of textile craft by relating it to contemporary societal themes.
The exhibition gathers new individual works by Bronwen Jones, Dasha Golova and Élise Ory, drawing on their experiences with the communal nature of textile craft practices, whilst exploring their own curiosities through material. Through processes of unravelling, composing, reformulating, tending and trusting, the artists explore the potential of textile material to uncover hidden stories, meanings and values. Working with sensitivity and attentiveness, they explore themes of memory and ephemerality, the mundane and everyday, and the ways new material languages can emerge through dialogue between materials and hands.
Alongside the exhibition, a series of workshops led by Elia Castino and Chiron Floris invite us to gather and enjoy the long summer evenings, bringing us in touch with craft traditions that mark time and connect us with the rhythms of the natural world and the joys of communal making.
Daydream Drifting – A Woollen Mattress-making Workshop with Elia Castino (Saturday 18 July, 3–8pm). Returning to a forgotten sense of togetherness, we turn our attention to the making of a mattress: through the gentle rhythm of hands and stitches, tales and silences, naps and reveries, we craft a vessel using wool and cotton canvas.
Lace and Long Summer Evenings – A Filet di Bosa Workshop with Chiron Floris (Saturday 25 July, 4–8pm). Filet di Bosa is a centuries-old textile technique from Sardinia based on the creation of a knotted net and its decoration. Together we learn its foundational techniques — knotting the net, decorating it with its characteristic motifs, and exploring the meanings behind them.
Patching & Mending Drop-in with Bronwen Jones, Dasha Golova and Élise Ory (Sundays 19 & 26 July, 12–6pm, free). Bring your broken and loved garments, or home textiles, and learn techniques to repair them — including darning, sashiko and embroidery — while sharing stories and time with others. Materials are provided; just bring a garment or textile to work on.
Opening: Friday 17 July, 5–9pm. Exhibition opening hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 18–26 July, 12–6pm (or by appointment).
This exhibition and workshop series is kindly supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Gemeente Amsterdam West and Iona Stichting.
Textile Initiative presents Gathering & Unravelling, an exhibition and workshop series at puntWG between 17–26 July. Textile Initiative is an artistic research platform and event series, organised by artists Bronwen Jones and Dasha Golova, that expands the potential of textile craft by relating it to contemporary societal themes.
The exhibition gathers new individual works by Bronwen Jones, Dasha Golova and Élise Ory, drawing on their experiences with the communal nature of textile craft practices, whilst exploring their own curiosities through material. Through processes of unravelling, composing, reformulating, tending and trusting, the artists explore the potential of textile material to uncover hidden stories, meanings and values. Working with sensitivity and attentiveness, they explore themes of memory and ephemerality, the mundane and everyday, and the ways new material languages can emerge through dialogue between materials and hands.
Alongside the exhibition, a series of workshops led by Elia Castino and Chiron Floris invite us to gather and enjoy the long summer evenings, bringing us in touch with craft traditions that mark time and connect us with the rhythms of the natural world and the joys of communal making.
Daydream Drifting – A Woollen Mattress-making Workshop with Elia Castino (Saturday 18 July, 3–8pm). Returning to a forgotten sense of togetherness, we turn our attention to the making of a mattress: through the gentle rhythm of hands and stitches, tales and silences, naps and reveries, we craft a vessel using wool and cotton canvas.
Lace and Long Summer Evenings – A Filet di Bosa Workshop with Chiron Floris (Saturday 25 July, 4–8pm). Filet di Bosa is a centuries-old textile technique from Sardinia based on the creation of a knotted net and its decoration. Together we learn its foundational techniques — knotting the net, decorating it with its characteristic motifs, and exploring the meanings behind them.
Patching & Mending Drop-in with Bronwen Jones, Dasha Golova and Élise Ory (Sundays 19 & 26 July, 12–6pm, free). Bring your broken and loved garments, or home textiles, and learn techniques to repair them — including darning, sashiko and embroidery — while sharing stories and time with others. Materials are provided; just bring a garment or textile to work on.
Opening: Friday 17 July, 5–9pm. Exhibition opening hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 18–26 July, 12–6pm (or by appointment).
This exhibition and workshop series is kindly supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Gemeente Amsterdam West and Iona Stichting.