Description
The Collection brings together original papers in philosophy, culture studies, art theory, theory of textile culture, and architecture to give a comprehensive overview of weaving as a political, cultural and artistic practice. The first part, The Politics of Weaving, examines weaving as a paradigmatic political metaphor for the construction of the European identity and citizenship. The second part, The Culture of Weaving, explores issues of textile theory and practice. The third part, Weaving and Architecture, explores the influence of the practice of weaving to architectural works; the final part, Arts and the Art of Weaving, presents the curatorial and artistic project “Weaving Europe: The World as Meditation@ that was part of the European Capital of Culture Pafos 2017 program
