Textile — MAUD VAN BAAR DE KNEGT

Big Ball

2023

Made from discarded clothing and fabrics

Big Ball (detail)

2023

A Crack In the Dream

2021

Textile Installation

350 x 400 x 300 cm

This assemblage uses found materials and reclaimed cloth. It harnesses debased materials I collected or often found on the street such as tarps, dirty rags, Ikea bags, plastic wrap.

I relied heavily on chance materials manipulations and inventive construction methods to transform common materials into a new image that refuses to be named, identified, or fully understood. The result is a hybrid form that takes shape between trash, craft, quiltmaking, abstract painting, collage, and installation.

This ecosystem of textiles represents my interpretation of a contemporary urban landscape. Fascinated by public spaces and the industrial, I turned to artificial materials and the stable brightness of harsh neon colours. I was inspired by certain symbols of everyday life in a city; traffic cones, subway signs, tarps, tent cities, wet asphalt, escalators, dog urine, safety vests, construction helmets, trash bags, neon lights, toxic emissions, and much more.