Magda Sayeg: How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
Magda Sayeg: Com el ganxet urbà va esdevenir un moviment mundial
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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el moviment del ganxet urbà.
the yarn bombing movement.
knitted or crocheted material
en cobrir, amb material de punt o ganxet,
graffiti-style --
com un grafiti;
fa més de 10 anys,
ambitious notions about it,
era alguna cosa
warm and fuzzy and human-like
que veia tots els dies.
that I looked at everyday.
el mànec de la porta.
aquesta petita peça
would change the course of my life.
de la meva vida.
fou interesant.
"What else could I do?"
Quina altra cosa podria fer?
that would get the same reaction?
pole near my house.
propera a casa meva.
eixien d'ells per a mirar-la,
i la tornaven a mirar,
and take pictures next to it,
al seu costat,
molt emocionant per a mi.
cada senyal de stop del barri.
in the neighborhood.
the stronger the reaction.
més forta era la reacció
el meu lloc predilecte.
was my playground.
dels meus primers treballs.
allò comú,
of enhancing the ordinary,
or its functionality
o funcionalitat,
personalitzat fet de punt,
suit out of knitting.
objectes inanimats
to take inanimate objects
Així que...
això divertit però...
volia prendre'm-ho seriosament,
I wanted to take it seriously.
this take over my life,
per què m'apassionava
d'aquesta manera.
reacting so strongly to it.
fast-paced, digital world,
digital, accelerat,
something that's relatable.
poder-nos relacionar.
en les que vivim
cities that we live in,
about that stuff anymore.
de totes eixes coses ja.
senyal de stop coberta de punt
that's wrapped in knitting
compartir amb els altres.
I love to share with others.
va augmentar.
and the stop sign poles
i de les senyals de stop
fer amb aquest material.
and large-scale and insurmountable?
a gran esala i insuperable?
d'inflexió per a mi.
in my heart for this one.
crèdit al meu treball
were recognizing my work
en llana o fil a gran escala,
that was large-scale,
el primer autobús de la ciutat
city bus to be wrapped in knitting.
vaig ser testimoni de quelcom interesant:
el ganxet urbà,
but I certainly don't own it anymore.
were doing this.
a llocs on mai havia estat,
to certain parts of the world
un senyal de stop
and I knew I didn't wrap it.
my own goals with my art --
les meves pròpies metes artístiques
treball recent -
també estava creixent.
the hidden power of this craft
el poder ocult d'aquest art.
I had with the rest of the world.
en comú amb la resta del món.
que en podria tenir.
I'd have a connection with.
in the most unassuming places,
en els llocs més inesperats
de ser descobertes
that are just waiting to be discovered.
these tools that are connected to us,
ens conecten a tots,
we hold a controller or a cell phone.
solament per a utilitzar
culpable d' açó .
pasaria si deixare'm aquestes coses?
if you put those things down?
What would you create with your own hands?
les vostres mans?
una teixidora magistral
that I am a master knitter
ni un suèter,
a sweater to save my life.
interesant teixint
interesting with knitting
a ser una artista
formally trained to do this --
formar per a ser-ho;
this was in the cards for me,
al meu destí,
stumble upon this.
I held on tight,
em vaig a aferrar,
that I am a working artist today.
i em sento molt orgullosa de dir
podria no ser tan perfecte.
might not be so seamless.
tan avorrits com jo vaig estar
be as bored as I was
el mànec de porta
to change your world forever.
per sempre.
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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