Woven art. Of threads and patterns
Interactive exhibition

Experience-orientated exploration of woven art! 

Interactive response to the exhibition Anni Albers. Constructing Textiles.

What are warp and weft threads? And how are the warp and weft connected? How can threads be woven into patterns? Inspired by the artist Anni Albers, we create fabric in space at Creaviva and design large collaborative works. Woven art. Of threads and patterns respond directly to the content of the exhibition at Zentrum Paul Klee and translates central aspects of the artistic work: the focus in on materiality, rhythm, structure, repetition and the connection between body and space.

The interactive exhibition itself becomes a workshop. Looms and various devices are available for visitors to explore the art of weaving independently and experimentally. Oversized weaving frames invite visitors to experiment freely. Lines become surfaces, and surfaces define spaces. Visitors make design decisions about colors, materials and patterns even before the first weft thread is threaded. The process is physical and collaborative, because weaving requires movement, coordination and often cooperation, very much in line with Anni Albers' understanding of textiles as a social and structurally permeated medium.

With Woven art. Of threads and patterns, Creaviva invites all visitors to try out an experience-oriented perspective on arts and crafts and to engage in an effective and collaborative experiment.    

Concept
Lorenz Fischer, Katja Lang, Regula Zähner and 
Polydesign 3D course at the School of Design: Sophie Biberstein, Lara Brönnimann, Louisa Galliker, Anina Martinez, Livia Riedweg, Janique Ritter, Muriel Scherrer

Thanks to
Creaviva would like to thank the Förderfonds of the Berner Kantonalbank BEKB, the Kulturstiftung of the GVB, Fondation Johanna Dürmüller-Bol and Stiftung Vinetum for their valuable partnership and support and Création Baumann for the generous sponsorship of materials.