Co-curated by Lydia Matthews, Nino (Chuka) Kuprava and Mariam Shergelashvili Supported by the US Embassy in Georgia Texts as Cultural Treasure is a multidisciplinary project at the State Silk Museum that brings together eight artists from the U.S. and Georgia. Through a dynamic mix of archival research, artistic residency, and cultural exchange, the project explores […]
“Pop-Up: Textiles” was a site-specific exhibition that took place on October 28-29, 2022 at a textile shop in Tbilisi (Queen Tamar Ave. 17) with the support of TBC. This project was yet another result of artistic and research collaboration between Nino Kvrivishvili and Data Chigholashvili, which generally speaking, responds to the history of Georgia’s textile […]
In the rapid flow of time, the intensity of memories sometimes fades imperceptibly, but this is the moment when enough time has passed and recollection with original accuracy is still possible. Which moment is more timely – when you write from the epicenter of impressions or when you remember? This time, the footage comes vividly […]
*Photos used in the post belong to the State Silk Museum collection. The labels are assigned according to the interpretation of the authors. Princess and Silkworm Once upon a time, there was a princess named Tuta, who lived in a huge castle. The girl had a carefree childhood, spending her free time in the garden […]
Inside a “cocoon,” surrounded by a silk layer through which the images of moths and giant cocoons can be noticed; roofed with archival images of sericulture – mulberry tree and leaves, silkworms, cocoons, a pupa, moths. Fascinated by mulberry trees, I always think of them as a starting point in sericulture. After all, its leaves […]