Stuffed

A project that explores my own created world of oddly stuffed shapes, strange textures and uncomfortable coziness through repurposed textiles. The textiles are taken out of their original context and placed into a new one, filled with my observations and obsessions.

Whilst on exchange in Tokyo for textile design, I worked on a project involving recycling of old kimonos into sculpture. A trip to my grandparents’ place sparked a new interest in this project. There, in the village of Hippolytushoef, I gathered blankets, napkins, picnic blankets and all kinds of textiles. I decided to see how I could repurpose them into something new, into these textile sculptures.

the double sided works

details

From left to right, Diana Conijn (my mom), Viv Dahan (my little sister), Geerie Conijn (my grandma), Raph Dahan (my brother) and me, sitting on the picnic blanket featured in “Stuffed”.

details of a technique called flocking

test sculptures for “Stuffed”, 28/03/2024 at @gel___________________