Self Care in times of Covid - a metaphorical quilt / Handina & Melina / Care and Empowerment through Textile Practice
Project information
submitted by
Suna Mathilde Yoo
Co-Authors
Melina Vesely, Handina Murandu
Mentors
Carmen Gomez Vega,
Alexandra Regan Toland
Faculty:
Art and Design
Degree programme:
– Other –
Type of project presentation
Exhibition
Participation in the Bauhaus.Modules
Project description
Self Care, to us, embraces the question: What do I need?
This question is to be asked consequently and regularly. Sometimes it can be exhausting, because Self Care is not always comfortable. Sometimes it means answering letters of your insurance-services, or looking for a job. Sometimes it is therapy or setting boundaries. In times of limited social contact, spending time in good company, having a nice talk or a coffee can be an act of Self Care too. In times of limited social contact, spending time in good company, having a nice talk or a coffee can be an act of Self Care too.
This is what our project stands for. We formulated an invitation: let us quilt communion. We invited friends and friends’ friends and strangers to bring a picnic blanket and to have a picnic in plain publicity. Everyone was invited to bring themselves, something to do or eat or drink. The borders of each blanket metaphorically mark the space of the individual. This stands for the need of every individual to care for themselves, the responsibility to care for their own wellbeing. The gathering of several blankets transports the hopeful notion, that we are all in this together. By placing the blankets next to each other, seam to seam, we can create the image of a big quilt.
Files and presentations
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