The Fragility of Time

Ignacio Canales Aracil collaborates with parks to collect the flowers used in these sculptures. They represent the spririt of the garden where the plants are from. He says: "The flowers are held together without any structure or glue, they stand and stick together as the straw in a hat after being dried and pressed all at once. The roughness of the process which requires lots of physical effort contrast with the delicacy and fragility of the finished sculpture. Although its fragile it is made to last, as some ancient collections of dried pressed flowers are dated 500 years ago. " Ignacio Canales Aracil uses varnish to conserve the sculptures.

From: The Fragility of Time




From: The Fragility of Time 2




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In the loop : knitting past, present and future

Nostalgia & Renewal Symposia

Two linked study days are planned at the Winchester School of Art, England and the Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland around the themes of nostalgia, followed by renewal, in June and July. The two events are inspired, in part, by the three-day conference In the Loop, held in the summer of 2008, which explored contemporaryknitting practice from a number of disciplinary perspectives. The experience of organising In the Loop led us to the theme of nostalgia, an inevitable but complex contributor to the surge of popularity that knitting is currently enjoying. Keen to break the conventional pattern of conferences, two smaller events of a more experimental nature – nostalgia & renewal – are now on the calendar.

June 26 @ Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester (nostalgia)
For bookings please contact Judith Horgan 02380 596986 / J.A.Horgan@soton.ac.uk
July 24 @ Edinburgh College of Art (renewal)
For bookings please contact Jessica Hemmings 0131 221 6199 / j.hemmings@eca.ac.uk
Cost £35 per day includes lunch. Concessions available £20 per day.

All the details available at In the loop website.