Talking Threads
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Talking Threads
From 7 to 21 April 2025, the temporary exhibition Talking Threads was held at Liwan Design Studios in Doha, Qatar.
Held in collaboration between ARAK Collection, VCUarts and LDS, Talking Threads focused on the ins-and-outs of textiles, as seen through the lens of five artists based in Namibia: Urte Remmert, Maria Mbereshu, Elizabeth Shinana, Lynette Musukubili, and Lynette Diergaardt.
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As with many of the processes involved (weaving, stitching, crocheting, embroidery...), the exhibition reflects on the splicing of not only materials but worlds: the singular and collective, local and international, traditional and modern, industrial and handmade. At the same time, it considers the unique position of textiles at the intersections of global trade, industry, and design as an opportunity to rethink some of the assumptions and prejudices that this work often engenders, from the idea of “women’s work” to the heirarchical distinction between art and craft.
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The exhibition opened with a discussion about arts making in the Global South with Dr. Neelima Jeychandran (Moderator), Dr. Sara Bint Moneer Khan (Curator, ARAK Collection), Dr. Pallavi Sriram (Associate Professor at Colorado College), and Heba El Kayal (curator, writer, and advisor).
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It concluded on 21 April, with a salon conversation between Sharlene Khan, Bernard Akoi-Jackson, Ato Annan, and Holiday Powers that aimed to explore art-making practices from Africa and how artists, curators, and scholar-practitioners are redefining not only African art but also art education, forging new paths for the future of curatorial ventures.
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