Suspended, moving textile installation depicting the textile workers who originally worked in this room. Scrim, plaster of Paris, wax. (Click to see full image)
Scrim, plaster of Paris, wax (Click for full image)
Collograph of mended hole in nylon stocking
Suspended, moving textile installation depicting the textile workers who originally worked in this room. Scrim, plaster of Paris, wax. (Click to see full image)
The Mending Room’ is a large body of work, influenced by stitch and the process of weaving. It was originally conceived to be shown in The 1830 Gallery, Halifax, formerly part of an important textile mill, and the installation was a personal response to the location and the historical associations of this room. The exhibition highlights connections between stitch and the oppression of women, in particular the female textile workers of West Yorkshire during the Industrial Revolution, and women working in the present day garment industry in Asia.