“CONTEXTILES-ISATION”An exhibition that pushes the boundaries of contemporary textile practice merging textiles with performance and video art Friday 8th July 6-8pm in Kalopsia Gallery|Ocean Terminal Edinburgh; Edinburgh/ SCOTLAND
Kalopsia are delighted to present ‘Contextiles-isation’, an exhibition that presents artistic textiles in the wider context of contemporary art, in line with the Edinburgh Festival at Kalopsia Gallery, Ocean Terminal.
Performance and Textiles are two strands of artistic practice that rarely meet, yet here they become entwined in a manner that seeks not only to return textiles to its rightful place in the orbit of contemporary art, but also to showcase the conceptual and communicational potential of the medium.
Kalopsia are delighted to present ‘Contextiles-isation’, an exhibition that presents artistic textiles in the wider context of contemporary art, in line with the Edinburgh Festival at Kalopsia Gallery, Ocean Terminal.
Performance and Textiles are two strands of artistic practice that rarely meet, yet here they become entwined in a manner that seeks not only to return textiles to its rightful place in the orbit of contemporary art, but also to showcase the conceptual and communicational potential of the medium.
Works by an array of international artists will be on display and will include performance pieces interwoven with the use of classic textile techniques and textile pieces that engage both physically and conceptually with performance.
LIVE PERFORMANCE on the 8th of August by:
Giselle Cui
Hannah Wallis
Lawrence Daykin
We bring you ‘the moment of material.’ – an idea which encompasses the realization of textiles as a tool of communication and the transformation of conceptual ideas within the moment. It seeks to unpack and explore a multitude of different interpretations of, and interactions between; material, movement, textiles and identity, using textiles in a diverse form of expression and as an instrument of interaction.
‘Contextiles-isation’ will investigate how bodies, objects, as interactive interfaces, reflect, refract, interact and convey notions of individual and collective identity. By examining this theme, we aim to access and understand the people interacting with and via these mediators.
We are pleased to present ‘Contextiles-isation featuring
Eleanor Marshall – Fernanda Aloi – Hélène Barrier – Nina Falk – Giselle Cui – Adam Robertson – Julia Hannukainen – Statis Performance – Andy Robertson – Cathrine Hellberg – Pack of Wolves – Sandra Collins – Hannah Turner Wallis – Lawrence Daykin – Aurora Del Rio – Alima Askew – Lori Esposito – Duane McDiarmid – Lucie Kordacova – Effy Morris – Danila Luppino – Klaus Pinter – Leyla Rodriguez – Bianca Boragi
Cocktails and Treats will be available
Admission Free
Exhibition continues until the 31st August
Monday-Saturday 10am- 6pm
Sunday 11am- 5pm