Textiles the world over can be read as distinct languages, evoking symbolism and codes, passed down from weaver to weaver; the textile memory as an archival resource. Artist Raisa Kabir will map out the ways hand woven textiles can become tools for reclaiming identity and geography, as well as amplify multiple voices to be heard, in recording their own histories and words.

In this talk, visitors will learn more about her varied practice and the processes and ideas behind Kabir’s work, as well as get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at different weaving techniques she has developed from researching weavers from around the globe. Raisa Kabir is a weaver from London, UK. Her established practice employs sound, woven cloth, installation, photography and performance to explore the politics of culture, gender, the brown body and labor. Her work uses South Asian text and iconography to unravel hidden narratives and erased histories from the diaspora.

Raisa Kabir is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and weaver. She uses contemporary textiles, sound and photography to interrogate concepts concerning the politics of dress, space and identity. She writes about South Asian Queer dress and diaspora culture, femme of color invisibility, as well as cultural appropriation. She is part of Collective Creativity, a QTIPOC arts collective based in London.

Lecture hosted by The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design at 6:30 pm on June 23, 2016.

Interested in seeing more work from the artist? Visit her website: raisakabir.tumblr.com

This event is held in conjunction with Warped: An exhibition on sound and weaving. Media sponsorship provided by Surface Design Association.