TEXTILE ART . INSTALLATION DESIGN

Cu+Fibers

Hemp, jute, copper and upcycled cotton yarns are the material components of this exhibition. A free-flowing journey that starts with a broad intent and material knowledge gradually becomes a series of tiny visible ideas. Coaxing, manipulating, responding, iterating, forming, connecting, discovering, reconnecting, incorporating — a continuous engagement guided by the intermittent joys of small discoveries. The exhibition is an aggregate of these joys, as a series of visible islands, moulded by light.

Woven on a backstrap loom using hemp, copper, and upcycled organza strips, this triptych preserves the continuous woven loops from which it is constructed. By retaining the integrity of the woven form, the work foregrounds continuity, structure, and material relationships, bringing traditional weaving knowledge into dialogue with unconventional material combinations.

Developed in collaboration with backstrap weavers from Manipur, the work draws upon generations of embodied knowledge while extending the possibilities of the loom beyond its customary applications. Traditional knowledge becomes a point of departure rather than a fixed framework, opening new space for experimentation, material dialogue, and new ways of thinking through fibre

Handwoven in copper, hemp, jute, and linen, Flow explores a play between form and material through dimensional weaving. Unfolding as a series of suspended volumes, the work emerges through the continual negotiation of tension, density, and material behaviour. Copper and natural fibres are brought into dialogue, creating a material language that oscillates between structure and fluidity.

Enabled by a double-beam loom, the variations generate volume, curvature, and moments of release, allowing form to arise from the internal dynamics of the weave rather than being imposed upon it.

Handwoven in copper, hemp, jute, and linen, Gaze explores the relationship between surface and structure. Layers of woven fibre and metal frameworks are brought into dialogue, creating shifting fields of transparency, density, and light. 

Developed through dimensional weaving, the work brings copper, natural fibres, and metal structures into a shared spatial language. Varying tensions generate shifts in form and volume, allowing textile and structure to evolve together.

Handcrafted in hemp and copper, Colony emerges through the accumulation of repeated gestures. Loops gather into clustered forms, creating a shifting landscape of density, texture, and volume that appears simultaneously constructed and grown.

Handwoven in copper and hemp, the work unfolds as a suspended gesture across space. Sweeping between points of connection, it brings together scale, tension, and light in a form that feels both expansive and weightless.

Developed through an exploration of scale and suspension, the work expands the woven form beyond the dimensions traditionally associated with the loom.