Weaving The World
Produced in collaboration with Norway's National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, this exhibition of modernist artist Hannah Ryggen's (1894-1970) weavings is an exploration of 20th Century European art, design and discourse.
In the 1920s Ryggen abandoned painting and took up weaving. Ryggen’s socially conscious tapestries often responded directly to current events and conflicts. She expressed strong opposition to fascism, Nazism, and other destructive forces. She used her work to discuss violence and oppression, but also life in the small Norwegian farming community of Ørland, where she lived most of her life. Ryggen regarded her former homeland from a distance, and was extremely critical of how Sweden claimed to be neutral during the Second World War while allowing German soldiers to use its railway to get to Norway.
During the exhibition, you are invited to give weaving a try and explore both its meditative and narrative possibilities. In an exhibition workshop you will find a loom in which you can express your own thoughts about our time, you will also have the chance to see other people’s statements.
Weaving The World
Until 6 March 2016
In the 1920s Ryggen abandoned painting and took up weaving. Ryggen’s socially conscious tapestries often responded directly to current events and conflicts. She expressed strong opposition to fascism, Nazism, and other destructive forces. She used her work to discuss violence and oppression, but also life in the small Norwegian farming community of Ørland, where she lived most of her life. Ryggen regarded her former homeland from a distance, and was extremely critical of how Sweden claimed to be neutral during the Second World War while allowing German soldiers to use its railway to get to Norway.
During the exhibition, you are invited to give weaving a try and explore both its meditative and narrative possibilities. In an exhibition workshop you will find a loom in which you can express your own thoughts about our time, you will also have the chance to see other people’s statements.
Weaving The World
Until 6 March 2016