{"id":458474,"date":"2026-04-28T21:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/458474\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:02:13","slug":"7-artists-discuss-the-power-and-urgency-of-textiles-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/458474\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe live with so many hard things,\u201d says Sheila Hicks, \u201cthat we\u2019re crying for softness.\u201d The pleasure, simplicity, and tactile qualities of textiles ground a new film from Louisiana Channel, which explores the ways in which fiber art remains both evocative and relevant in this increasingly digital era.<\/p>\n

\u201c7 Artists on Soft Sculptures<\/a>\u201d weaves together a variety of distinct approaches to textiles. Nick Cave describes incorporating found plastics, toys, metals, fringe, and more into elaborate suits<\/a> that mask the wearer\u2019s identity, while Icelandic artist Shoplifter shares her obsessions with brightly dyed synthetic hair, which she transforms into immersive installations.<\/p>\n

And Kaarina Kaikkonen offers her deeply personal reason for incorporating used clothing into her large-scale installations: \u201cWhen I was 14, after my father\u2019s death, I wanted to wear his clothes,\u201d she says. \u201cI felt very strongly that my father is near me if I wear his clothes.\u201d This invisible presence continues to inform her work, offering a connection to people and times passed.<\/p>\n

Louisiana Channel hosts a trove of videos featuring artists, writers, and designers, including earlier studio visits with Shiota<\/a> and Shoplifter<\/a>, on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ernesto<\/a>Ernesto Neto<\/p>\n

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