Stitch Conversations (2017) watch online HD

The quiet contemplative space of Walcot Chapel in warm September weather provided a calm space to for four artists who meet regularly to talk about why they stitch to spend time working ... See full summary

The quiet contemplative space of Walcot Chapel in warm September weather provided a calm space to for four artists who meet regularly to talk about why they stitch to spend time working together. As a result, the work rather than the conversations took over the focus for the project. Each artist responding in different ways to use the space, creating new work, developing existing work in a mutually supporting environment and sharing our thoughts and practice. This resulted in developing our understanding of each person's practice over an extended time period. The residency became a private studio space in which the artists could make work, sometimes sharing the experience, sometimes engrossed in their own thoughts yet each respecting the others space. The photographer Alistair Campbell was invited to film and asked to take his reference point from Vilhelm Hammershoi's paintings. After initial discussions as a group and time to become accustomed to the camera being in the space, the ...