Analysis out of the box

Fiber Art, a thread that weaves different worlds

Analysis out of the boxContemporary Art | Thread is made of fiber - textile, paper or other - and bears witness to an ancestral process. From fiber to thread, from spinning to weaving, tools are born, a knowledge base, forms, architecture, culture, networks’ up to the present day, where the wires of our computers connect us to the world. We observe in art and craft production a significant passion for the woven, braided and knotted - experiments with fiber. From thread to fiber, the path leads us to a set of contemporary problems. Seven timeless concepts.

Chiharu Shiota, where are we going, 2017 © Gabriel de la Chapelle
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Chiharu Shiota, where are we going, 2017
© Gabriel de la Chapelle

Orientate

From ancient mythology to our contemporary epoch, the meaning of thread hasn’t changed : a vital link crystallizing the orientation of life. Ariadne unwinding her thread so Theseus can exit of the labyrinth or Penelope striving to continually weave, unravel and recreate her tapestry to suspend time and put off her destiny.
The knot is closely linked to thread, and knots include the deepest inner workings of nature : action, function, form. It links us to life, if we think of the umbilical cord. Knot symbolism is imprinted on mystical antique Egyptian and Kabalistic structures : the Knot of Isis (the breath of life) and Sephirot (creative energies).

Construct

In a study entitled « The Knot » , art historian […]

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Chiharu Shiota, where are we going, 2017
© Gabriel de la Chapelle

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