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From learning to weave to discovering a piece of fabric in my home (sicawvan), the previously untouched and unknown aspects are now interconnected through the act of weaving (tjemenun). The connections between different life experiences allow us in different spaces to engage in conversation.
By conducting literature reviews to explore the weaving-related memories of my family and conducting inquiries into the names and origins of fabrics through the tribal language, unexpected connections between vuvu sudipaw, vuvu kingcu, and myself emerged. Furthermore, a simple question from vuvu kingcu, "anema su varung?" sparked the idea of becoming a weaver.
For the Paiwan people, weaving is used to record the events that occur around us, and fabric is like a book to us. " Tjemenun,Being a Weaver: An artistic Statement" is a process that connects our life experiences, using "weaving" to record events and, in doing so, explore and organize the context of our lives.
The creative practice of " Tjemenun,Being a Weaver: An artistic Statement" is divided into four main series. First, the visual installation "Weavers in the Wardrobe" narrates the family's memories of weaving. Second, the soft sculpture "Diary" records the experiences during the learning process. Third, the "Wrapping" series tells the story of imagining being wrapped in fabric after passing away, sparked by a single sentence from vuvu. Last, the spatial installation "Parualjis" depicts the act of gifting woven fabric and illustrates how weaving creates connections among people.
Keywords: weaving (tjemenun), family (tjvangas), narrative, creative practice |