Endangered Textile Traditions
Various Speakers
Date: 18 January 2013Time: 10:00 AM
Finishes: 19 January 2013Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Brunei Gallery
Type of Event: Symposium
The WEFT exhibition is launched with a symposium titled Endangered Textile Traditions to be held at SOAS on the 18th and 19th of January.
This symposium brings together the current work and research of international textile artists and scholars.
Booking Form
To reserve a place at this symposium please register by contacting the Brunei Gallery or completing the Symposium Booking Form The Saturday is FULL and no more places can be booked. This is a free event.
Programme
Friday 18th January (Day 1) Lecture Theatre, SOAS Brunei Gallery
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09.15 | Registration in Brunei Gallery Suite |
| 09.45 | Edric Ong: Introduction to the WEFT Arts Exhibition and Symposium |
| 10.00-13.00 | Session 1 - Chair: Lesley Pullen (SOAS) |
| 10.00 | Susan Conway: Burma/Shan textiles |
| 10.30 | Rosella Morelli: Khami, Khumi and Mro Textiles of Burma |
| 11.00-11.30 | Refreshments provided in Brunei Gallery Suite |
| 11.30 | Keireine Canavan: Al Sadu Textiles from Kuwait: lost meanings and future prospects |
| 12.00 | Aziz Murtazayev: Revitalising silk ikat weaving in Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan (tbc) |
| 12.30 | Jenny Balfour Paul: Indigo Blues for a Greener Future |
| 13.00-14.00 | Break for lunch |
| 14.00-17.00 | Session 2 - Chair: Joseph Lo (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh) |
| 14.00 | Prof Tien Chin: 'Hsiang yun sha' - the mud-silks of Kwantung, China |
| 14.30 | Qiu Qunzhu: Reviving Ningbo Gold and Silver Embroidery |
| 15.00-15.30 | Refreshments provided in Brunei Gallery Suite |
| 15.30 | Joseph Lo: Musuo Textiles of Yunnan, China |
| 16.00 | Liang Xue Fang: Suzhou double-face embroidery of China |
| 16.30 | Edric Ong: Guided Tour 1 of the WEFT Arts Exhibition |
| 17.00 | Edric Ong: Guided Tour 2 of the WEFT Arts Exhibition |
Saturday 19th January (Day 2) Room G2, SOAS Main Building
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09.45 | Registration in Room G2 |
| 10.00-13.00 | Session 3 - Chair: Susan Conway (Centre of South East Asian Studies, SOAS) |
| 10.00 | Edric Ong: Iban 'Pua Kumbu' ikats of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo |
| 10.30 | Janet Rata anak Noel: Iban textiles weaving tradition: preserving the sungkit technique |
| 11.00-11.30 | Refreshments provided in G2 |
| 11.30 | Rambie Lim: Tepina-pineapple textiles from Palawan, Philippines |
| 12.00 | Lesley Pullen: In search of historic South East Asian textile motifs |
| 12.30 | Kirsten Scott: Fabric of Life: form, function and fashion in Ugandan mekeka |
| 13.00-14.00 | Break for lunch |
| 14.00-17.00 | Session 4 - Chair: Edric Ong (Society Atelier Sarawak, Kuching) |
| 14.00 | Ratna Krishnakumar & Sarita HegdeRoy: Revitalising the Benares silk saris of India |
| 14.30 | Anjana Somany: Narrative Painted Textiles of India |
| 15.00-15.30 | Refreshments provided in G2 |
| 15.30 | Elana Dickson: Gongadi-the woolen blanket of Telangana, India |
| 16.00 | Firdose Jain: Fine embroidered pashminas of Kashmir |
| 16.30 | Asif Shaikh: Reviving Embroidery techniques in Gujarat India |
| 17.00 | Edric Ong: Closing Remarks |
Contact email: gallery@soas.ac.uk
