ANN CATHRIN NOVEMBER HØIBO: "Flukt Forover"
ANN CATHRIN NOVEMBER HØIBO
“FLUKT FOROVER”
10.08.-10.09.2017 / KUNSTNERFORBUNDET, OSLO
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Flokt Forover
The skylight hall
The works in the exhibition Flight forward are woven with tulle in a warp of coconut which is tied together in bundles with small and large stones. The seemingly simple weave structure highlights the fundamental aspects of the weave where the horizontal thread meets the vertical and each thread alternates between concealing and revealing.
Ann Cathrin November Høibo's practice is based on the relationship between the body's emotional memory and consumption, style and taste. Weaving is about touch, and November Høibo's work reminds us that textiles - despite the fact that industrialization has removed the human hand from the threads - still relate to the body through use and consumption.
Through her works, November Høibo invites the viewer in to see materials in a new way, and with subtle juxtapositions and interventions she is able to break down established ideas related to what is perceived as high culture and low culture. All materials are up for grabs in November Høibo's world. By appealing to our sensory apparatus, she opens up the possibility that materials such as coconut and tulle, despite different historical relevance and location, have their own value that transcends rank and status. She combines the natural with the synthetic and the works appear at the same time as both vulnerable and authoritarian. November Høibo's work constantly poses new questions related to value, authenticity, industry, craftsmanship and functionality. She continuously explores techniques that challenge the material's endurance and allows the thread and the textile itself to be the bearer of central societal issues.
November Høibo's weaves are directly in dialogue with a long historical line within Norwegian textile tradition. She is a former student of the textile artist Else Marie Jakobsen, who in turn was inspired by artists such as Hannah Ryggen and Frida Hansen and has established herself as one of the young artists who has continued her interest in mixing the solemn with the everyday.
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Installation photography Thomas Tveter
