Mellan varven hörs skogen

Abstract

The starting point of the project has been to work in a pace where the opportunity is given to reflect over the making itself. By heading out to the forest I try to find peace. I make the choice to produce, but neither a final product with a functional value or efficiency are desirable parameters. By knitting I have found strength, as knitters in times of war have used craft as a power source. The knitting has historically been part of therapeutic elements as well as in protests and demonstrations. An active choice is made with textile. I have come to perform an act without an audience. Despite the audience’s absence it becomes a meaningful activity. This is a documenting of a result of an activity. The knitting machine has become my voice, the forest my eyes. The camera has become my witness and the sound my response. // Med manuellt maskinhantverk önskar jag reflektera kring den vardagliga stress jag utsätts för samt bidrar till att skapa. Jag vill framhäva en naturupplevelse. Jag vill lyfta fram systerskapet. Jag vill diskutera komplexiteten i att dokumentera en performativ händelse. Med stickningen önskar jag poängtera hantverkets kraft och kroppens harmoni i relation till naturen. Min fråga är hur kan jag dokumentera och redovisa en arbetsprocess som ett resultat? Vad händer i processen när jag byter arbetsrum och hur påverkar maskinens närvaro platsen? Hur kan jag få stickningen politisk?