Textile Kultur Haslach is Back and Brighter Than Ever

After a year's hiatus, Austria's premier textile destination is set to bloom once again. The picturesque town of Haslach will transform into a vibrant hub of textile artistry from 14 July to 1 August 2025, as the beloved Textil Kultur Haslach Summer Symposium returns with its most colourful iteration yet.

This year's theme, COLOURFUL, promises to infuse every corner of the three-week celebration with chromatic joy. The programme showcases a range of exhibitions that demonstrate how colour transcends cultural and artistic boundaries in textile work.

Textile artwork from the series Thread Work (Series 1) by Arezou Shayesteh Sadafian.

The symposium's crown jewels are a quartet of distinct yet complementary exhibitions, each interpreting colour through different lenses. 'Colourful Elements' features Iranian artist Arezou Shayesteh Sadafian's thread paintings - works that emerge from mathematical principles yet pulse with organic life. Her background in physics informs an analytical approach to colour theory, creating abstract compositions that challenge traditional perceptions of textile as medium...

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Image Credits:

Lead Image: Textile artwork from the series Thread Work (Series 1) by Arezou Shayesteh Sadafian.

All other images as credited in photo captions.