Down to Earth: A Textile Study in the Aesthetics of Aversion
2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic) [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]
Society is spinning out of control, moving at an accelerating pace. We rush to keep up, stress over rapidly changing fashion trends, and consume at unprecedented rates, only to discard items moments later. This thesis resists these trends and rejects the urge to follow the crowd.
Through a series of slow textile art and clothing projects, I explore the aesthetics of aversion. The process has been time-consuming, difficult, tangled, and at times boring. It has employed repetition and return as methods, using textiles and garments as materials, and drawing on emotions, memories, and habits as driving forces. These elements aim to forge new relationships with matter, people, and the Earth.
In everyday life, I seek to slow down the relentless push toward novelty. Rather than embracing the faster, easier path, these projects focus on the relational, tactile, and identity-building aspects of textiles and garment-wearing. My goal has been to resist solutions, to avoid quick fixes, and even to turn away from problems altogether. This thesis highlights and discusses many concepts related to the aesthetics of aversion.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Borås: Högskolan i Borås, 2024.
Series
University of Borås studies in artistic research ; 46
Keywords [en]
Slow fashion, slow art, kinestetic knowledge, craftmanship, clothing
National Category
Design
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (Design)
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32690ISBN: 978-91-89833-59-3 (print)ISBN: 978-91-89833-60-9 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-32690DiVA, id: diva2:1907290
Public defence
2024-12-11, Expansion area, 4th floor, Textile Fashion Centre, Borås, 13:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
2024-11-152024-10-222024-11-21Bibliographically approved