All In
2024
Cotton double cloth
AVL Dobby
This handwoven tapestry, bearing the inscription “golden thread of joy, silver thread of sorrow” engages the myth of Arachne as a lens through which to examine the emotional labor embedded in textile practice. The phrase underscores how fiber can act as a conduit for memory, affect, and embodied experience. By favoring imperfection over divine precision, the work foregrounds the human condition, marked by vulnerability, error, and authenticity. Weaving here is not only a technical process but a narrative one, in which personal histories of pain and joy are interlaced. The tapestry ultimately posits textiles as powerful metaphors for identity: mutable, layered, and always in the process of becoming.