söndag 19 februari 2023

Syjunta 2.0

Jag kommer hålla en kreativ workshop i juli, inspirerad av begreppen symöte, frid och syster.
I min research hittade jag en nyskriven uppsats på avancerad nivå i arkitektur från 2022, här är saxade utsnitt ur den:
"  The syjunta (sewing circle) as a means for making a public domestic space of appearance, gathering and giving agency to the individual within the collective.
Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet.

Needlework has been practiced throughout history, across the nation of Sweden and the world, primarily by women within the home. In recent years a revival of the craft has been seen worldwide, the covid lockdown and an aging population being two factors contributing to this. Historically there's been a duality to the practice of needlework. On one hand, it's been a means of oppression, and on the other hand, it's been a weapon of resistance and a source of joy, creativity, and collectivity. It has, throughout history, proven to be a political, social and creative tool and, as argued in this thesis, a spatial tool. The practice of needlework allows for the artisan to travel between different spheres. This thesis sets out to explore the potential of moving between private and public, performing a public domesticity through, for example, knitting. 

Needlework is, in its nature, slow. This slowness, the repetitive movements of the hands and the touching of tactile materials emphasizes the process of making and prompts reflections and emotions. This thesis argues that methods of needlework as, for example, layering, mending, joining, ripping, and patching, clearly connect to the architectural design process. These methods emphasize notions of care and maintenance.(...) Creating a public syrum (sewing room)  where the practice of needlework and its practitioners can appear, connected to ideas of feminist architectural practice to make the everyday visible (...) needlework (...) as a collective act of taking and making space. 

Hitta uppsatsen:
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-196671OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-196671DiVA, id: diva2:1670823

Min workshop kommer handla om symöten för en ny tid, det goda arvet från förmödrarnas symöten och så kommer jag involvera deltagarna i samtal om erfarenheter av vad som behöver lämnas och nya riktningar att öppna upp för
Eller så kan en komma och vara i gemenskap och göra händernas arbete utan så mycket snack. Det är en del av styrkan i symöten, det gemensamma görandet.
Med vänliga hälsningar 
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