they loosen and tighten these fabrics of past lives, silk, cotton and wool fabric remnants, 2024
A Series of Frames for an Uncertain Centre, cotton, silk and linen fabric remnants, 2024
Roof for a Temporary Home, cotton and silk fabric remnants, 2024
Project Details
Recent large textile works are a continuation of Schmata Business which is a body of work using a collection of cloth remnants Margo inherited from a family relative who was a clothing designer. Bags of hand-painted silks, chiffons, cashmeres, wools and velvets have been the beginning point for this series of two-dimensional and three-dimensional works. Using these fabrics, Margo explores the notion of a schmata as it is understood to be a remainder, trace or vestige. Her project examines the possibility of physically mending or repairing these fragments to create new meanings while honouring their previous identities. What she wishes to evoke is the human body's resilience and plasticity - not unlike torn skin that will be scarred but is still capable of healing and re-forming.