I visited the "COTTON: Global Threads" exhibition at the Whitworth art gallery not long ago and one piece really stood out for me; "Drop Sari" by Liz Rideal.
A video for "Drop Sari" can be found here.
Beautiful flowing white cotton Saris are suspended from the cieling to the floor and blown with fans. Images of India and Sari fabric patterns are projected onto the almost transparent fabric. The fans create the illusion of a breeze catching the Saris, giving the piece an eerie and ghostly presence.
I think that the use of pattern and imagery on these Saris are breath-taking, I found myself lost in a stare at the hypnotic flowing fabric. I really like the idea that the pattern on the fabric can be a temporary thing, only staying for a second or two.
A video for "Drop Sari" can be found here.
Beautiful flowing white cotton Saris are suspended from the cieling to the floor and blown with fans. Images of India and Sari fabric patterns are projected onto the almost transparent fabric. The fans create the illusion of a breeze catching the Saris, giving the piece an eerie and ghostly presence.
I think that the use of pattern and imagery on these Saris are breath-taking, I found myself lost in a stare at the hypnotic flowing fabric. I really like the idea that the pattern on the fabric can be a temporary thing, only staying for a second or two.
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