{"id":1907675,"date":"2026-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907675"},"modified":"2026-04-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:00:00","slug":"7-artists-discuss-the-power-and-urgency-of-textiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907675","title":{"rendered":"7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/soft-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a colorful hair installation\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoplifter\u2019s hair installations. All images courtesy of Louisiana Channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-28T11:43:55-05:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-film\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/film\/\" rel=\"tag\">Film<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2F7-artists-on-soft-sculptures-film%2F&amp;title=7%20Artists%20Discuss%20the%20Power%20and%20Urgency%20of%20Textiles\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"473450\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe live with so many hard things,\u201d says Sheila Hicks, \u201cthat we\u2019re crying for softness.\u201d The pleasure, simplicity, and tactile qualities of textiles ground a new film from Louisiana Channel, which explores the ways in which fiber art remains both evocative and relevant in this increasingly digital era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1185838727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7 Artists on Soft Sculptures<\/a>\u201d weaves together a variety of distinct approaches to textiles. Nick Cave describes incorporating found plastics, toys, metals, fringe, and more into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/nick-cave\/\">elaborate suits<\/a> that mask the wearer\u2019s identity, while Icelandic artist Shoplifter shares her obsessions with brightly dyed synthetic hair, which she transforms into immersive installations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And Kaarina Kaikkonen offers her deeply personal reason for incorporating used clothing into her large-scale installations: \u201cWhen I was 14, after my father\u2019s death, I wanted to wear his clothes,\u201d she says. \u201cI felt very strongly that my father is near me if I wear his clothes.\u201d This invisible presence continues to inform her work, offering a connection to people and times passed.<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana Channel hosts a trove 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