Memories of Stockholm: Making Place through Weaving Space
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master of Fine Arts (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]
This paper examined the process of observing and capturing Stockholm’s landscapes and imagery through weaving from the perspective of both a stranger and a resident. Having lived in multiple cities before settling in Stockholm, I investigated how urban spaces gradually became personal places of memory. The study reflected on how individual experiences shaped and distorted memories of a city, creating a subjective perception of place.Through weaving, I sought to materialise the fleeting boundaries formed by light and shadow, capturing the city as perceived through my own perspective and experiences. My research combined visual documentation, such as sketches, photographs, and diaries, with the tactile medium of weaving to interpret these shifting impressions. In contrast to the rapid consumption of images on small digital screens nowadays, weaving offered a slower, more contemplative process—one that allowed me to absorb and reinterpret moments at a different pace. By engaging in this gradual act of making, I attempted to hold onto and process experiences that might otherwise be fleeting.The resulting works aimed to translate personal and emotional encounters with Stockholm into textile forms, examining how memory, space, and materiality intertwined. Rather than depicting a fixed representation of the city, the woven works became a means of capturing the accumulation of moments and spatial experiences that ultimately shape my perception and memory of a place.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 20
Keywords [en]
Stockholm colour, weaving art, city and people, city weaving, memory art, time and memory and weaving, tapestry, textile storytelling, ikat-weave
National Category
Crafts
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-10241OAI: oai:DiVA.org:konstfack-10241DiVA, id: diva2:1964673
Educational program
CRAFT! - Textiles (Master)
Presentation
2025-04-02, Svarta Havet, Lm Ericssons Väg 14, Stockholm, 09:00 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
Note
Examination Opponents
1st: Sara Elggren
2nd: Ulrika Flink
2025-06-102025-06-052025-09-26Bibliographically approved