Ainsley Hillard

Statement - 
For most of us, cloth may seem an inconsequential part of our lives. We clothe ourselves, cover our furnishings and drape it about our houses.
While colour, pattern and texture may affect our choice, very few of us take our consideration of fabric much further than its surface appearance. 
Yet, for Ainsley Hillard, cloth provides a rich source of inspiration. Through her exploration of its processes of construction, Hillard reveals a 
network of interrelationships between people, memory and space.

Hillard's work, highlights her deft ability to weave together intensive visual arts research with adroit technical skills to produce an evocative installation 
that locates the viewer within the very spaces of cloth production. As a trained tapestry artist, Hillard fully understands the intervals between warp and 
weft, the passage of threads, the repetitive rhythms of shuttle and loom. This intimate knowledge of the bodily experiences of weaving provides the basis
for exploring the poetics of woven moments. Indeed, the very title of the exhibition is drawn from the pass, a term used for one line of weft when it moves 
between the threads of a warp.
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