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THE TAPESTRY OF M . A . _
Iconographic Exquisite Corpse _ 2021 - . . .
The Tapestry of M.A.
is an iconographic exquisite Corpse,
a participative and collaborative project
using photographic archives.
Every willing participant
offers an archival image to
the Tapestry of M.A.'s database where
her_his_their image registers to the collective memory.
The Tapestry of M.A. &
Memorabilia _ 2021
Murmuration _
Mahalla Festival_2021
Digital textile printing,
fabric pigments,
installation, 240 x 150 cm.
Yeldegirmeni & Kadiköy Sanat Merkezi
Istanbul, Turkey.
Link :
Mahalla_Festival_The_Tapestry_of_M.A.
Participants :
Mathilde_Melek_An
Nora_Byrne
Archie_McKay
Barbara_Eichhorn
Sabine_Küper-Büsch
Burçak_Konukman
With the support of the
Ministry of Culture in France,
Regional Office of cultural affairs of Normandy,
Individual grant for creation 2020.
Def . Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse, also known
as “exquisite cadaver”
(from the original French
term cadavre exquis),
is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled.
Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence,
either by following a rule or by being only allowed to see
the end (a fragment) of what
the previous person contributed.
The game gained popularity in artistic circles during the 1920s when it was adopted as a technique by artists of the Surrealist movement « DADA » to generate collaborative compositions.
* « Nude », 1926-27
Collective work by Yves Tanguy,
Joan Miro, Max Morise, Man Ray.