TEXTURAL SPACE: contemporary Japanese textile art

Textural Space was a remarkable project involving contemporary Japanese textile artists who are the leaders in their field. It featured large-scale work which explored, in innovative ways, the 3D potential of textiles within an installation format. [View the exhibition Site]

New Developments:
through the surface: collaborating textile artists from Britain and Japan

A new cycle has begun. Building on the relationships established during Textural Space, the organisers are establishing a Mentoring/Exchange scheme between Japanese and British textile practitioners with in an exhibition of the work produced as a result of working together. The project website will play an important role in this exchange, eventually being used as a real-time diary of the project by all participants. The initial stages are already in place.

For further information please visit www.throughthesurface.surrart.ac.uk

Time-scale

2002
Selection and placing of participants completed

2003
Mentoring exchange

2004
Exhibition in UK and Japan

As information, documentation and images become available they will be published on the THROUGH THE SURFACE web site.