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Between the Dishrag and the Tiger
Essay
This essay by Toril Moi investigates the power of textiles, as a potentially feminist endeavour. The essay was published in the exhibition catalogue for Ode til en Vaskeklut, Hymne til en Tiger, a…
A Studio Visit with Ellen Grieg
Interview
In this interview, Ellen Grieg talks about dyeing processes, working sculpturally with rope and her artistic practice as a long-term research project
Hannah Ryggen's Popularity
Article
The Swedish-Norwegian textile artist Hannah Ryggen (1894-1970) wove tapestries using locally sourced wool and plant dyes from her and her artist husband Hans Ryggen’s farm on Fosen, by the Trondheim…
Kiyoshi Yamamoto: Material as Metaphor
Interview
An interview with artist Kiyoshi Yamamoto by André Gali
Mata Aho: Māori Weaving Practices at Atua-Scale
Interview
A conversation between Zoe Black and Aotearoa New Zealand art collective Mata Aho
Weaving the Wild: the Work of Brit Fuglevaag
Interview
An interview one of Norway's foremost textile artists through several decades, Brit Fuglevaag, by Zoe Black
Pearla Pigao: Playing Patterns
Interview
An interview with textile artist and musician Pearla Pigao by Tora Endestad Bjørkheim and Johnny Herbert
Keeping the Flame of Ancestral Tradition Burning
Article
The Sámi gietkka, a cradle for newborn children, has an ingenious design suited for a nomadic lifestyle. In this text, duojárat and couple Fredrik Prost and Inga-Wiktoria Påve talk about two old…
Baarkaldahke – A Living Cultural Legacy
Artist presentation
Lova Isabelle Lundberg introduces us to the South Sami hair tie tradition baarkaldahke through a short film, images and text.
In Search of Käsityö
Interview
Interview with Åsne Kummeneje Mellem by Maija Liisa Björklund
Mahi ki te Awa Whanganui – Revival on the Whanganui River
Interview
Interview with artist and weaver Matthew McIntyre Wilson by Isaac Te Awa
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On Fibre Optic Weaving and the Archiving of Landscape
Interview
Film and interview with Hilde Hauan Johnsen by Ingun Mæhlum and Hilde Sørstrøm