Woven and braided textile on a warpweighted standing loom part of the solo exhibition “Malign” at Umeå Konsthall 18 February – 14 May 2023.
Material from previous generations’ cut carpet rags and hand-carded and spun sheep’s wool.
At the beginning of our daughterś chemotherapy treatment, in December 2014,she made a decision to cut off her long braid. A decision that marked the transition from her previous life as an active teenager to a new life in hospital. The way our daughter placed the cut braid on the table in front of her made me, as a mother, perceive the braid as a spiritual gift – perhaps an offering – for protection, help and future health. In the work Bárgáldahka, I have explored ways to make this act visible at the same time I interweave the creativity and power of our foremothers.
Textile “Bárgáldahka – Flätan – the Braid” (2023)
Photo: Micke Rutberg
On the 22nd of March 2023 at 6 pm – 7:30 pm I will take part of a presentation at Umeå Konsthall about this ancient weaving technique together with Kjellaug Isaksen from Center of Northern Peoples Manndalen Norway. The presentation “Att väva en rádno/rana – förr och nu” is in swedish/norwegian.
