Xook K’iin - Workshop on Ant behaviour
A Stitch out of Time: embroidery on plastic
A two-days workshop by artist Anaïs Beaulieu with a school class
17. January 2023
09.00-13.00
09.00-13.00
Save the Date
for free
for 10 - 12 year-olds
in English/in French
In collaboration with Deutsch-Skandinavische Gemeinschaftsschule Berlin-Tempelhof.
This workshop for a school class is based on the book “A Stitch out of Time” by artist Anaïs Beaulieu, published by Tara Books.
On the invitation of Tara Books, Anaïs Beaulieu created a technique of embroidery on plastic to depict endangered plants. With the students, she will look into endangered species in various contexts while embroiding on used plastic bags.
A Stitch Out of Time features images of her embroidery on throwaway plastic bags, typically used for disposing waste. The book plays with two powerful themes: environmental degradation symbolised by the ubiquitous take-over of our surroundings by plastic and the slow time of creation, whether of a tree, or a piece of embroidery. A Stitch Out of Time is a result of collaborative artisanal processes: embroidery, tailoring, screen-printing and bookbinding.
During this two-day session, the school class will research endangered plants from Berlin and its surroundings with the help of books from the Spore library. How do plants in Berlin relate to endangered plants in Chennai? We’ll be visiting the garden, and exploring the neighbourhood. Anaïs Beaulieu will guide teachers and students through creating their own embroidered plastic bag, thus engaging with this slow process.
Embroidery on plastic
