textured self

The work focuses on twenty body zones and transfers this normally invisible microcosm into a visible, hand-knitted, crocheted and textured macrocosm. The human is a hybrid, a multi-being, which can obviously only exist if the different forms of life on and in the body work together.

𖠋 Biokunstlerin sonja bäumel

это мы ходили на барахолку

Домотканые дорожки, вдохновленные разметкой теннисных полей ⁕

Ручное ткачество — редкое и кропотливое ремесло — в современном воплощении.

The fundamentals of the dyeing process have not evolved much over time. Two to three steps are required to obtain the desired color:

First, the fabric has to be prepared, and requires the use of mordants to bind the dye to the textile fibers. This first bath prepares the fiber to obtain bright, lightfast and long-lasting colors for the second step: the dye bath.

The next day, the dye material is put in a water vat and heated to extract the dye compounds into solution with the water. Then the fabric is added to the bath and stirred for one hour to obtain an even result.

Color shifting is a third optional bath that saddens bright shades and turns color into muted and darker tones.

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