Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics - Video Tour part 5

Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics
www.japansociety.org/boro
Boro (“rags” or “tatters”) are patchwork textiles hand-pieced by peasants in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The inability to cultivate cotton in the northern climate of Tohoku necessitated the practice of stitching remnants of used fabric into utilitarian items, including blankets, coats and mittens. These hard-used garments - reworked over generations - express essential principles of Japanese ethics and aesthetics, such as an appreciation for distinguished imperfections and the avoidance of waste.
For the first time in the U.S., this exhibition assembles over 50 archival pieces from the personal collection of folklorist and cultural anthropologist Chuzaburo Tanaka (1933-2013) presented alongside new portraits by editor-photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki, designs by pioneers of Japanese avant-garde fashion Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, and textile-based works by Susan Cianciolo and Christina Kim - part of a generation of contemporary artists influenced by the aesthetics and ethics of mending, patchwork, and re-use. The installation, designed by New York architecture firm SO-IL, rediscovers this traditional handicraft, its history of survival and ingenuity, and its continued legacy within creative practices today.
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[@HilaryBarker]

I wish I could see this in person, so I'm so grateful you made these videos! We can learn a lot from boro on how to treat our garments and textiles today.

[@carolmcbrideonline]

Thank you so much for this series, especially as we cannot visit this beautiful exhibit.

[@memopinzon]

I enjoyed this video tour immensely! Thank you so much for in-depth look at Boro garments!

[@TheatreAbsolute]

Just want to say thank you so much for taking the time to film the exhibition. Really great - I wish I could come and see it in person. Learnt so much and also appreciated the contemporary interpretation with the various artists. Julia x

[@faeghehshirazi6575]

Thanks for the information shared- I enjoyed watching the clips and learnt new materials.

[@cynthiareimer2020]

So inspiring! Thank you so much for making this exhibit available to us in quarantine. 😊😊😊

[@lesliegelber]

Brillliant series.Thank you.

[@martinnewman9719]

Thanks for the tour !

[@christodoula]

So in other words she had those RISD students pay her beaucoup bucks to hand repair HER mosquito net. Call it a collaboration! Genius!

[@lorisokolov8558]

Was so sad I had to miss this because of Pandemic! At least got to see a few pieces and enjoy the narration.....Maybe will be exhibited at a later time?!!!

[@paperprincess1050]

Please can some one tell me the name of the textile artist Susan? Ha, oh I got it Cianciolo, answered my own question A great series thank you