Ann Hamilton's giant loom in Wuzhen

June 19, 2016 9:55 AM

For Art Wuzhen 2016, artist Ann Hamilton transformed an old Chinese theater into a loom. This is the five-minute documentary, (alt link). Its title in Chinese, 唧唧复唧唧, is from a famous poem about the woman warrior Mulan, and refers to the sound of the loom. Hamilton's previous work with textile was presented at the Park Avenue armory in 2013.
posted by of strange foe (3 comments total)

I love it! The theatre as warp spool rack and the participant-provided sweater weft. Thanks for posting.
posted by janell at 2:41 PM on June 19, 2016

She is brilliant, the very best.
posted by oulipian at 3:17 PM on June 19, 2016

God I would have killed to see this in person. She really does amazing stuff.
posted by arctor at 11:44 PM on June 19, 2016