Tag: gender
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Weaving worlds II – what women make
Weaving worlds II I once calculated that the distance in wool my grandmother had knitted throughout her lifetime, 94 years, 3 months and 21 days, was roughly equivalent to the earth’s circumference, 40 075km. I have estimated that the weight of the stone I have shifted throughout my PhD is approximately 9,8 tons[1]. I have…
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Weaving Worlds: women who make I
I would describe myself as many things: artist, researcher, architect, teacher, dancer, swimmer, woman, and maker. These last two are things of complexity. To quote Patti Smith ‘As an artist, I never wanted to be fettered by gender nor recognized or defined as a female poet, musician or singer. They don’t do that with men…