A Philosophy of Textile – Between Practice and Theory
by Catherine Dormor

Textile is at once a language, a concept and a material thing. Philosophers such as Plato, Deleuze and Derrida have notably drawn on weaving processes to illustrate their ideas, and artists such as Ann Hamilton, Louise Bourgeois and Chiharu Shiota explore matters such as the seam, the needle and thread, and the flow of viscous materials in their work. Yet thinking about textile and making textile are often treated as separate and distinct practices, rather than parallel modes.

This beautifully illustrated book brings together for the first time the language and materiality of textile to develop new models of thinking, writing and making. Through the work of thinkers such as Roland Barthes, Hélène Cixous and Luce Irigaray, and international artists like Eva Hesse and Helen Chadwick, textile practitioner, theorist and writer Catherine Dormor puts forward a new philosophy of textile. Exploring the material behaviours and philosophical language of folding, shimmering, seaming, viscosity, fraying and caressing, Dormor demonstrates how textile practice and theory are intricately woven together.

Published: 30 Jun 2022
Format: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Extent: 160
ISBN: 9781350195837
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustrations: 26 colour illus
Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English

More information: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/philosophy-of-textile-9781350195837/