To Live and to Dye

2023
Textile, Indigo Pigment, Metal, Leather, Cotton Yarn, Arrow
Two Panels, 95 cm × 220 cm

Co-created with Shelley Etkin, Jared Gradinger, Roberto Martínez, Stefan Rusconi and Siegmar Zacharias.

During Convene (2023), the public was invited to bring pieces of clothing as metaphorical placeholders for something they are willing to let go of. Each piece was then hand-dyed using natural indigo as a unifying element and woven into the tapestry pair. Finally, this collective weave was pierced with arrows to allow something new to emerge.

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Manuel Sékou