Magda Sayeg: How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
Магда Сайег: Как уличное вязание переросло в мировое движение
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.
движения уличного вязания.
knitted or crocheted material
это когда ты украшаешь тканями,
graffiti-style --
более 10 лет назад,
амбициозных идей по этому поводу,
ambitious notions about it,
warm and fuzzy and human-like
пушистое, человеческое
that I looked at everyday.
который ежедневно попадался на глаза.
would change the course of my life.
изменит мою жизнь.
с любопытством.
"What else could I do?"
«На что ещё я способна?
that would get the same reaction?
общественным достоянием,
pole near my house.
рядом с домом.
and take pictures next to it,
фотографировались рядом с ним.
in the neighborhood.
каждый такой столб в окрестностях.
the stronger the reaction.
тем сильнее была реакция.
меня охватила страсть.
was my playground.
of enhancing the ordinary,
придания нового обыденным вещам,
or its functionality
или функциональности,
suit out of knitting.
в хорошо сшитый «костюм».
to take inanimate objects
неодушевлённые предметы
I wanted to take it seriously.
когда мне захотелось
this take over my life,
этому занятию захватить мою жизнь,
reacting so strongly to it.
такую сильную реакцию.
fast-paced, digital world,
цифровом мире,
something that's relatable.
чего-то близкого и понятного.
cities that we live in,
в которых мы живём,
about that stuff anymore.
that's wrapped in knitting
которому связали «одежду»,
I love to share with others.
делиться с другими.
начало расти.
and the stop sign poles
для пожарных гидрантов и столбов
and large-scale and insurmountable?
масштабное и несокрушимое?
in my heart for this one.
were recognizing my work
одетой в вязаное,
that was large-scale,
city bus to be wrapped in knitting.
одетый в вязаное.
интересного.
but I certainly don't own it anymore.
но я уже не контролирую его.
were doing this.
to certain parts of the world
потому что побывала в местах,
and I knew I didn't wrap it.
и знала, что я их не «одевала».
my own goals with my art --
собственные цели в моем искусстве —
the hidden power of this craft
скрытую силу этого ремесла
I had with the rest of the world.
с остальным миром.
с людьми,
I'd have a connection with.
свою историю,
in the most unassuming places,
в самых обычных местах,
that are just waiting to be discovered.
которые только и ждут открытия.
these tools that are connected to us,
об этих инструментах,
we hold a controller or a cell phone.
пульт или телефон.
if you put those things down?
если бы вы отложили эти вещи?
What would you create with your own hands?
Что бы создали собственными руками?
that I am a master knitter
что я профессиональная вязальщица,
a sweater to save my life.
не могла связать.
interesting with knitting
я делала интересные вещи,
formally trained to do this --
this was in the cards for me,
мне судьбой,
stumble upon this.
с этим случайно.
я крепко ухватилась,
I held on tight,
that I am a working artist today.
и с гордостью могу сказать,
может оказаться не столь гладким.
might not be so seamless.
be as bored as I was
так же скучно, как и мне,
to change your world forever.
чтобы навсегда изменить свой мир.
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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