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Thread(ed): Interlacing womxn in the 21st century

14 August 2021

Participating: Lein Smuts, Marlise Keith, Hannalie Taute, Danelle Janse van Rensburg, Georgina Glass, Stefanie Langenhoven, Ilene Bothma, Maaike Bakker, Frikkie Eksteen, Tilly de Harde, Dalene Meyer, Magdel van Rooyen, Colet

An exhibition curated by Adéle Adendorff & Georgina Glass

The exhibition explores womxn through the work of local artists, either engaging directly with thread, fibre or textile as a medium of expression, or indirectly by referring to the connotations brought forth by the ideas associated with the exhibition title.

Loaded with gender connotations and power hierarchies, fibre-based handicrafts such as crochet, embroidery, knitting, macramé, quilting, sewing, or other media referencing ideas and associations to threads provide a fitting platform to examine the roles and representations within and around womxn in our society.

Artists and the public are invited to contribute to make a digital quilt to expand on the ideas put forward in this show. The exhibition forms part of Adéle Adendorff’s post-doctoral research project in Digital Culture and Media and aligns with Georgina Glass’s research for her master’s degree.