Magda Sayeg: How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
Magda Sayeg: Miként vált a fonalgerilla-mozgalom globális jelenséggé?
Magda Sayeg uses handmade, eye-catching yarn bombs to shake up the way we see the world and make us notice things we hadn't seen before. Full bio
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the yarn bombing movement.
alapítójaként ismernek.
knitted or crocheted material
vagy horgolt anyagot
graffiti stílusban --
graffiti-style --
ambitious notions about it,
warm and fuzzy and human-like
és emberit akartam látni
that I looked at everyday.
szürke homlokzatán.
would change the course of my life.
apróság megváltoztatja az életemet!
"Mi mást készíthetnék még?"
"What else could I do?"
that would get the same reaction?
darabra is ezek volnának a reakciók?
pole near my house.
egy stoptábla-póznáját.
and take pictures next to it,
és fotózkodtak vele.
in the neighborhood.
összes stoptábla-oszlopát!
the stronger the reaction.
annál nagyobb volt a visszhang.
was my playground.
a játszóteremmé.
of enhancing the ordinary,
szokványoson,
or its functionality
identitásától vagy funkciójától.
suit out of knitting.
kötött hacukával.
to take inanimate objects
I wanted to take it seriously.
ezzel foglalkozni.
engedtem, hogy kitöltse az életemet,
this take over my life,
reacting so strongly to it.
rá oly erőteljesen.
fast-paced, digital world,
digitális világban élünk,
something that's relatable.
cities that we live in,
about that stuff anymore.
that's wrapped in knitting
I love to share with others.
az oldalam a kíváncsiság.
and the stop sign poles
kívül vajon még
ezzel az anyaggal?
and large-scale and insurmountable?
és leküzdhetetlent?
in my heart for this one.
were recognizing my work
that was large-scale,
city bus to be wrapped in knitting.
városi busz, amely így járt.
mozgalmat, de már nem csak az enyém.
but I certainly don't own it anymore.
were doing this.
to certain parts of the world
amiről tudtam, hogy nem az én munkám.
and I knew I didn't wrap it.
my own goals with my art --
the hidden power of this craft
e mesterségben rejlő erőt,
I had with the rest of the world.
mindenhol beszélnek.
volna, hogy ez sikerülhet.
I'd have a connection with.
in the most unassuming places,
rálelhetünk rejtett erőkre,
that are just waiting to be discovered.
felfedezésre váró képességek.
these tools that are connected to us,
Hozzánk kapcsolt szerszám,
we hold a controller or a cell phone.
vagy mobilt tart.
if you put those things down?
What would you create with your own hands?
Mit alkotna a két kezével?
that I am a master knitter
vagyok, pedig
a sweater to save my life.
pulcsit, ha az életem múlna rajta.
interesting with knitting
formally trained to do this --
this was in the cards for me,
hogy ezt hozza nekem az élet,
hogy nem véletlenül alakult így.
stumble upon this.
I held on tight,
én megragadtam,
that I am a working artist today.
hogy ma már dolgozó művész vagyok!
might not be so seamless.
annyira unatkozni fog,
be as bored as I was
to change your world forever.
örökre megváltoztassa a világot!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Magda Sayeg - Textile artistMagda Sayeg uses handmade, eye-catching yarn bombs to shake up the way we see the world and make us notice things we hadn't seen before.
Why you should listen
Considered to be the mother of yarn bombing, Magda Sayeg’s 10-year body of work includes the widely recognized knitted/crocheted covered bus in Mexico City as well as her first solo exhibit in Rome at La Museo des Esposizione. Her work has evolved to include large scale installations around the world including commissions and collaborations with companies such as Commes Des Garçons, CR Fashionbook, Absolut Vodka, Insight 51, Mini Cooper, Gap, Smart Car. She continues to participate in shows such as Milan's Triennale Design Museum, Le M.U.R. in Paris and the National Gallery of Australia, among others. Her installations have also been featured prominently at American monuments to contemporary culture, such as The Standard Hotel, South By Southwest and the Austin City Limits Festival.
Magda has most recently expanded her artwork to encompass new mediums and techniques as with her solo show in Rome, which explored the usage of lighting with knitted material. She continues to expand her boundaries by joining integrated media company 1stAveMachine as one of their directors which will serve as a platform for new types of experimentation and collaboration.
Recent projects include an installation for Dover Street Market in NYC covering a column spanning 6 floors and a knitted/crocheted Route Master Double Decker bus in London.
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