the subversive stitch

 

In a series of hand-stitched embroideries, the Subversive Stitch explores the medium‘s beauty and extensive formal qualities, compelled by a curiosity about the correlation between embroidery, the binary system of computer code and a visual resemblance to vectorised graphics.

the subversive stitch (lovers), 2021, Silk, Embroidery Thread, Plexiglass, Metal, 93 x 63 cm

the subversive stitch (all seeing eyes), 2021, Silk, Embroidery Thread, Plexiglass, Metal, 71 x 50 cm

the subversive stitch (lovers), Detail, 2021, Silk, Embroidery Thread, Plexiglass, Metal, 93 x 63 cm

the subversive stitch (all seeing eyes), Detail, 2021, Silk, Embroidery Thread, Plexiglass, Metal, 71 x 50 cm

 

the subversive stitch (all the heavens), 2020, Silk, Embroidery Thread, Plexiglass, Metal, 50 x 50 cm

the subversive stitch (key), 2021, Silk, Embroidery Thread, Plexiglass, Metal, 40 x 50 cm

the subversive stitch (all the heavens), Detail, 2020, Silk, Embroidery Thread, Plexiglass, Metal, 50 x 50 cm