Warm welcome to the presentation and the exhibition of Lotta Lundstedts dissertation.
6 February Opening and Presentation at 17.00-18.00
Open 7-9 Feb 12.00-16.00
Society is spinning out of control, moving at an accelerating pace. We rush to keep up, stress over rapidly changing fashion trends, and consume at unprecedented rates, only to discard items moments later. This thesis resists these trends and rejects the urge to follow the crowd.
Through a series of slow textile art and clothing projects, Lotta Lundstedt explores the aesthetics of aversion. The process has been time-consuming, difficult, tangled, and at times boring. It has employed repetition and return as methods, using textiles and garments as materials, and drawing on emotions, memories, and habits as driving forces. These elements aim to forge new relationships with matter, people, and the Earth.
In everyday life, Lundstedt seek to slow down the relentless push toward novelty. Rather than embracing the faster, easier path, these projects focus on the relational, tactile, and identity-building aspects of textiles and garment-wearing. Her goal has been to resist solutions, to avoid quick fixes, and even to turn away from problems altogether. The thesis highlights and discusses many concepts related to the aesthetics of aversion.
At UmArts Research studio Lundstedt is showing us selected works of this process.
6 February Opening and Presentation at 17.00-18.00
Open 7-9 Feb 12.00-16.00