The Smartphone Meets its Ancestor: Weaving with Artist John Brooks
Presented by Alta Forma and Daine Singer
DETAILS
Free, booking required
Daine Singer
83 Weston Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia
Basic handloom weaving relies on horizontal (weft) threads intersecting with vertical (warp) threads. Through a series of inventions and iterations, the weaving loom informed the development of early computing, which in turn led to the smartphone.
Participants will be guided through a basic weaving exercise to create a small piece of fabric using textile waste, reframing their smartphones as tools within the weaving process.
This is a free two-hour workshop with all materials provided. BYO smartphone. Bookings are required.
Participants
Josh Brooks
John Brooks is a Melbourne/Naarm-based artist of Irish/English descent. Originally trained as a weaver, he works predominantly in soft materials, incorporating drawing, sound, sculpture and video to explore the interconnected relationships between human beings and non-human entities and the overlapping and interdependent histories of pottery and weaving.Through a materials-led practice, he incorporates symbolism, slow craft and digital processes to reflect on the impact of objects and materials on humans, as well as the anthropomorphic qualities we project onto things.