«The textile medium has great potential in contemporary art, but it is not always revealed, ” says artist Kristina Pashkova.
Textiles have a particular voice that allows the artist to operate within the habitual agenda of «marginalized women’s and manual work, and to distribute alternative views and ideas by concealing them in conceptual and physical folds.» For more than a year Kristina has been running collective practices to which she invites a range of people, from art world colleagues to library visitors. Kristina writes with enthusiasm on her Telegram channel of the motivation to be and work together: «I see it as a space for play, experiment, critical thinking, and joint experience. In a situation of crisis like ours, any practices of opposition are important, especially those using collective actions to overcome the atomization of society and individual loneliness.»
Collective spinning is accompanied by discussion of artistic strategies regarding the material, participants’ direct tactile sensations or simply silence. Each practice has a unique scenario formed by the context of the place and the group’s requirements.
