This piece came about from a fascination with the idea of process as an art form, and the urge to remove the work from the wall in an attempt to showcase what is hidden behind seemingly functional textiles pieces.

The projection screen is all handwoven cotton, and hung to resemble a traditional warp weighted loom, finished with traditional weights. On close inspection of the work faults will emerge in the fabric, little snippets of the making process and of the beauty of human error over machine made work.

The three films being projected onto the fabric act as the weft, for what I hope can be construed as a living/animated woven piece. The first two films showcase the making of the projection screen and the weights, overlayed with readings from my own written work. The audio here is centered on my grief, following on from the loss of my dad a year ago. The process of grieving for me has been tangled with the weaving process itself, and I have become fascinated by the concept of fabric having memory and absorbing emotion. The third film is a documentary interview that I made on a visit to Max Mosscrop’s studio in London. Max is a former painter who is now interested in linen weaving and he offers an invaluable insight into weaving as process and art combined.

Music was also vital to my work, both listening to and playing music was one of the only other things that made me feel connected to my dad, as music has always been an integral part of our family life.