Aoi Yoshizawa: Hello, I am Aoi!

As marked in the New York Textile Month calendar, our current Designer-in-Residence Aoi Yoshizawa will showcase her art and design work at the FCINY office in a one-day exhibition, happening September 23rd between 2 - 5 pm.

Aoi will present her own custom looms from her long-term project I AM A WEAVER - an artistic research and technical experiment in hand weaving. In this project she has been investigating traditional weaving methods and reinterpreting them into contemporary practices. Her loom installations are created by combining different ancient techniques with various materials.

Her design work from collaborations with various companies such as the Finnish textile company Lapuan Kankurit will also be on display. Aoi's patterns and woven textiles are inspired by life in the Helsinki archipelago.

Visit the exhibition and meet Aoi - the exhibition will also be a space for discussions about her artwork and creative process.

Please note that our office is unfortunately not accessible to wheelchair users.

Space is limited, so please RSVP to info@fciny.org

Learn more at www.aoiyoshizawa.com

Aoi Yoshizawa is a textile designer and artist based in Helsinki. She is engaged in the experimental process of applying traditional craft techniques to contemporary textiles. She holds a MA in Textile Art and Design from Aalto University and a BFA from the Bergen National Academy of Arts.

Aoi's artistic practice is motivated by the repetitive actions, mechanisms and slow processes of weaving. Currently she explores hand-weaving techniques through her experimental loom-making process. She investigates traditional weaving methods and reinterprets them into contemporary practices in her loom installation; revealing the creative process counter to industrial efficiency.