The following project was done at Studio Liam, Auroville under the guidance of Naushad Ali
Text taken from artist Sanne Vaassen's site: http://www.sannevaassen.com/s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d-w-o-r-k-s/flags/
"The official flag of a country is reduced to loose threads, which are given to an experienced weaver from the concerned country. The weaver makes on his turn a new canvas, according to his private, personal method. This is not only resulting in all kinds of possible sizes and shapes, but is also a celebration of the private visual language, the identity of the weaver. An object that symbolizes a nation and a country, then becomes a platform for an individual, his visual language and his craft.
An extra layer is formed by the desire to transform all the flags of all countries. Physically this may seem a major command, but the crux lies especially in the questions it raises: what is a country, what are borders, who has the authority to determine if something is a country or not, what do you do with countries that are emerging or disintegrating and what is the value of nationalism – and its universality claim?
Text written by Stijn Maes for the solo exhibition 'To catch a moment in time’ (2016) at KRIEG, Hasselt, BE."
Prototype on thermocol board
The following work is done by weaving the unravelled threads from the National Flag of India.
Weaving was done by hand in a square frame of size 40x40 inches using different weaving patterns.
Images from work in progress
The finished piece was exhibited at 601 art space in New York
All images belong to Gayathri Sriram and were clicked during her time at the studio.
