Archana Pathak – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Collection. Today it features the beautiful textile art by artist Archana Pathak.

Join Archana as she shares her beautiful work in the Mapping Transience Exhibition.

Archana Pathak:   https://www.archanapathak.com

Textile art by Archana Pathak
Textile art by Archana Pathak

Archana’s making process involves collecting old memory artefacts such as photographs and maps then deconstructing them to re-use as threads.  Archana’s is born of British and Indian heritage, and she specialises in stitch and fine art textiles.

Vintage maps used as the foundation of the work
Vintage maps used as the foundation of the work

Having been raised in India and now living in London, the uprooting and the subsequent re-rooting have been transformative, and the origin of the exhibited work lies in this.  This exhibition reveals the evolution of her work, which follows the threads of transient boundaries and belongingness.

Re-imagined landscapes are inspired by the cycle of a day and are a harmonious representation of co-existence, multiplicity, and connectedness.

Textile art created from vintage maps
Textile art created from vintage maps

Filmed at the Knitting & Stitching Show 2022