outstretched [ series ]
Xuan Yeo_2022-2025 < London_England >
# Collective Spice Mapping_ZII Gallery_2024
# Fruits of Conviviality: Goldsmitha BA Curating_Saint James Hatcham Church_2023
# Art, Learning and Anti-Racism symposium_The Centre for Arts and Learning_2022
# Festival of Research_Goldsmiths Careers Services_Whitehead Building_2022
# Shifting the Margins_The Centre for Arts and Learning and Goldsmiths’ Art Department_2022
# Outstretched_Goldsmiths Research Internship Programme_A Particular Reality_2022

 Participants are called to hold space and tension in their bodies, redirecting this energy into the repetitive act of weaving.

“絲” (the traditional Chinese character for “silk”, pronounced sī) is a homonym of “撕.” The word evokes the act of tearing apart, while drawing back to its reconstruction. Participants will use backstrap looms tethered to one another, in silent conversation, to bring about reflections centred on labour, care, anchored in their bodies. This workshop will explore the intersections of weaving with collectivity, resilience, and labour.