Magda Sayeg: How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
ماجدة الصايغ: كيف تطورت الحياكة في الأماكن العامة إلى حركة عالمية
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.
لبدئي حركة فن الحياكة والغزل.
knitted or crocheted material
أدوات الحياكة أو الكروشيه
graffiti-style --
مثل الكتابة على الجدران--
من 10 سنوات،
ambitious notions about it,
أفكار طموحة بشأن هذا الموضوع،
warm and fuzzy and human-like
دافئاً وغامضاً وإنسانياً
that I looked at everyday.
التي انظر إليها كل يوم.
would change the course of my life.
ستغير مجرى حياتي.
كان مثيرا للاهتمام.
"What else could I do?"
"ماذا يمكنني فعله أيضاً ؟"
that would get the same reaction?
العامة من شأنه أن يحصل على نفس التفاعل؟
pole near my house.
بالقرب من منزلي.
and take pictures next to it,
صوراً بجانبها،
in the neighborhood.
موجودة في الحيّ.
the stronger the reaction.
كلما كانت ردة الفعل أقوى.
was my playground.
of enhancing the ordinary,
تحسين المألوف،
or its functionality
suit out of knitting.
to take inanimate objects
أخذ أشياء من الجمادات
I wanted to take it seriously.
أخذ الأمور على محمل الجد.
this take over my life,
بالسيطرة على حياتي،
reacting so strongly to it.
يقوم بها الآخرين حيال ذلك.
fast-paced, digital world,
سريع الوتيرة والرقمي،
something that's relatable.
على شيء يربطنا.
cities that we live in,
التي نعيش فيها،
about that stuff anymore.
أبداً.
that's wrapped in knitting
I love to share with others.
تقاسمها مع الآخرين.
زاد فضولي.
and the stop sign poles
وعلامات التوقف
and large-scale and insurmountable?
واسع ولا يُقهر؟
in my heart for this one.
were recognizing my work
بأعمالي.
that was large-scale,
وعلى نطاق واسع،
city bus to be wrapped in knitting.
ملفوفة بقطعة محيكةٍ.
but I certainly don't own it anymore.
الحياكة التي لم أعد أمتلكها بعد الآن.
were doing this.
يقومون بذلك.
to certain parts of the world
إلى أماكن معينة من العالم
and I knew I didn't wrap it.
وأنا متأكدة أنني لم أقم بلفها.
my own goals with my art --
the hidden power of this craft
القوة الخفية لهذه الحرفة
I had with the rest of the world.
التي أتقاسمها مع بقية العالم.
I'd have a connection with.
in the most unassuming places,
في أكثر الأماكن تواضعا،
that are just waiting to be discovered.
these tools that are connected to us,
وفي هذه الأدوات المرتبطة بنا،
we hold a controller or a cell phone.
تحكم أو الهاتف الجوال.
if you put those things down?
What would you create with your own hands?
ما الذي ستصنعونه بأيديكم؟
that I am a master knitter
خبيرة في الحياكة
a sweater to save my life.
قميص صوفي لإنقاذ حياتي.
interesting with knitting
مع الحياكة
formally trained to do this --
تدريباً رسمياً للقيام بذلك--
this was in the cards for me,
أن هذا مقدرا لي،
stumble upon this.
أعثر على هذا.
I held on tight,
تمسكت به بقوة،
that I am a working artist today.
أقول اليوم أنني فنانة.
might not be so seamless.
be as bored as I was
مثلي
to change your world forever.
الباب لتغير عالمك إلى الأبد.
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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