Human Tapestry, Jacquard fabric, 320x290x120cm, 2015
Fragments taken from duplicated images of mass graves were woven into a Jacquard fabric of the kind that is used for upholstery, thereby associating them with domestic practices and familiar softness. The roll of fabric conveys a sense of concealment while, at the same time, representing endless continuity. This work was produced at Ettun, an Israeli weaving factory whose family history connects with the Holocaust.
Human Tapestry, Jacquard fabric, 320x290x120cm, 2015 Installation view at the Herzliya Museum of Art 2015
Human Tapestry, Jacquard fabric, 320x290x120cm, 2015
A short documentary of the production process of “Human Tapestry” at the Ettun family factory in Israel. The factory was originally founded as “The Horn Brothers” in 1868 at Fulda, Germany. Right after the Nazi rose to power, it was confiscated and the family managed to flee to Palestine, where they manufactured for the British army and later on established Ettun.