What you will do
First, funeral director and Still Life curator Susanne Duijvestein will introduce you to the tradition of the burial shroud, including its meaning and practicalities. Then, with the help of Margherita Soldati, you will start designing your own death shroud. Margherita Soldati is an expert in manipulating textiles and stimulating the senses. She will teach you to create 3D patterns by traditional stitching and non-conventional materials such as clay or bio-plastic. The idea of this workshop is that you determine the design of your shroud, start creating and bring it back home to continue working on it.
Margherita Soldati
In the past years, Margherita has been researching how stimulating tactility can benefit our lives, especially focusing on people suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia. To show this vision, she researches specific materials and textures which could give the right sensory effect and works them into new objects, structures, and surfaces. She also looks into applying this research to small-scale projects, or even standard architectural elements.
"Her fascination for making works that explore the tactile perception comes from the belief that the body is the house of our memory and identity and that all human senses, including vision, are the extension of the sense of touch."
Information
Workshop: Design your own Shroud with Margherita Soldati
Sunday 26 January, 13:00 - 17:00
Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijksgracht 6
Tickets: Full price €95,-| Student/Artist/Stadspas €66,50* (incl. €1 administration costs)
*We give a discount to students and artists. If this applies to you, we may ask to see your kvk nr/ portfolio or student card. For questions, please send an email to werk@mediamatic.nl.
Attendance limited to 12 people. We maintain a minimum of 6 participants.
Please note that this workshop will be held in English.
