Ismini gave a talk about her textiles on Wednesday
evening at the Crafts Study Centre where there is currently an exhibition of
her work (see above). I had already visited the exhibition (see my blog Moving pictures in
July) and been amazed at the expressive poetic surfaces Ismini can produce by
weaving. She described her philosophy as seeing beauty in the everyday and
expressed the idea that ‘through weaving you understand life better’. She comes
from a scientific background and said she was drawn to weaving because it
incorporates boundaries and rules. Much of her work is concerned with layers
and disturbing boundaries and incorporating them to produce new surfaces and
textures. She has spent time in different parts of the world photographing fascinating
surfaces, leaf patterns, sand ripples, water currents and other layers linked
to the elements. Her current project deals with ephemeral ever-changing cloud
formations.
Ismini described her textile journey beginning with her
original interest in photography and weaving, through teaching and her
residencies, and her enormous piece Timeline made in 2009 for the Jerwood space,
culminating in the current exhibition at the Crafts Study Centre which has brought
her work of the past 10 years together. Ismini charmed us on Wednesday evening
with her talk, her personality and above all with her exquisite textiles.
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