Unweaving I

Jacquard woven piece/performance
Materials: Wool.
Size: 150x280 cm
Year of production: 2019

During 2020-2022, I worked on “Unweaving.” As a craft artist, material and technique are central to my practice. Weaving is a meticulous process where a single error can affect the entire piece. My work evolves continuously—each discovery builds on the last. This reflects how we often move through life: constantly driven by action and progress. But is this pursuit of progress always meaningful? What if we stopped and reflected, unravelling rather than advancing?

In “Unweaving,” I dismantled machine-woven works by hand, thread by thread, exploring themes of creation and reversal. Inspired by an “egg shape” that symbolizes both construction and the universe, this deconstruction becomes a meditative reflection on progress and its consequences. Ideally, I performed “Unweaving” live in galleries, engaging with audiences as the work transformed. Even if shown as static pieces, these partially unravelled weavings invite contemplation of transformation and time.

Photographer of the work (3 images below main exhibition image): Eivind Senneset.