Magda Sayeg: How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement
Magda Sayeg: Örgü bombardımanı nasıl dünya çapında bir harekete dönüştü
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.
hareketini başlatmakla biliniyorum.
knitted or crocheted material
malzemeyi şehir ortamına
graffiti-style --
ambitious notions about it,
warm and fuzzy and human-like
soğuk, çelik, gri dış yüzeylerde
that I looked at everyday.
bir şeyler görmekti.
would change the course of my life.
pek bir fikrim yoktu.
"Daha başka neler yapabilirim?"
"What else could I do?"
that would get the same reaction?
kamusal alanda yapabilir miydim?
pole near my house.
dur işareti direğini sarmaladım.
ve ona baktılar,
and take pictures next to it,
durup resmini çektiler,
için çok heyecan vericiydi
in the neighborhood.
direğine bunu yapmak istedim.
the stronger the reaction.
was my playground.
of enhancing the ordinary,
olanı büyütme fikriyle
or its functionality
suit out of knitting.
yapılmış bir giysi giydirmeye.
to take inanimate objects
onlara hayat vermek
anladığını düşünüyorum,
I wanted to take it seriously.
bir noktadaydım.
this take over my life,
neden ona tutkulu olduğumu,
reacting so strongly to it.
verdiklerini bilmek istedim.
fast-paced, digital world,
dünyada yaşıyoruz,
something that's relatable.
bir şeyler istiyor ve arzuluyoruz.
cities that we live in,
about that stuff anymore.
şikâyet bile etmiyoruz.
that's wrapped in knitting
I love to share with others.
and the stop sign poles
dur işareti direklerinden
diğer şeylere kaydı.
and large-scale and insurmountable?
bir şeyler yapabilir miyim?
oyunu değiştiren şeydi.
in my heart for this one.
were recognizing my work
çalışmalarımı tanıyorlardı,
that was large-scale,
city bus to be wrapped in knitting.
sarmalanmış ilk şehir otobüsüydü.
but I certainly don't own it anymore.
ama kesinlikle artık sahibi değilim.
were doing this.
insanlar bunu yapıyor.
to certain parts of the world
dünyanın daha önce gitmediğim
and I knew I didn't wrap it.
bir dur işareti direğine rastladım.
my own goals with my art --
amaçlarımın peşinden koştukça --
the hidden power of this craft
I had with the rest of the world.
I'd have a connection with.
bir benzerlik buldum.
in the most unassuming places,
aktarmak istiyorum
that are just waiting to be discovered.
bekleyen yeteneklere sahibiz.
these tools that are connected to us,
bize bağlı bu araçları
we hold a controller or a cell phone.
veya bir cep telefonu tutuyoruz.
if you put those things down?
What would you create with your own hands?
Ellerinizle neler yaratırdınız?
that I am a master knitter
olduğumu düşünüyor,
a sweater to save my life.
bir süveter bile öremedim.
interesting with knitting
olmam da beklenmiyordu,
formally trained to do this --
resmi bir eğitim almamıştım --
this was in the cards for me,
olabileceğini düşünmemiştim,
stumble upon this.
buna tesadüfen rastlamadım.
I held on tight,
ve gururla söyleyebilirim ki
that I am a working artist today.
olmayabileceğini biliyoruz.
might not be so seamless.
be as bored as I was
to change your world forever.
için bir kapı kolu örebilirsiniz.
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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