FANGLU LIN, IS A CHINESE ARTIST KNOWN FOR HER DEDICATION TO PRESERVING AND REINTERPRETING TRADITIONAL TEXTILE CRAFTMANSHIP. HER PRACTICE BRIDGES HANDCRAFT, SCULPTURE AND CONCEPTUAL ART.
HER WORK EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERIAL AND MEMORY, PARTICULARLY THROUGH TEXTILE-BASED INSTALLATIONS.
THE INSPIRATION OF THE COLLABORATION COMES FROM THE HAND-DYED AND KNOTTED TEXTILE TECHNIQUES AND FROM THE SYMBOLIC FORMS OF WRAPPING, BINDING AND LAYERING. THEY WILL FIND GARMENTS THAT ARE NOT JUST CLOTHING BUT STORIES WOVEN THROUGH FABRIC. THE PIECES CARRY SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS, NATURAL TEXTURES AND A DEEP SENSE OF TACTILITY.