Colèchi opens Re-iterate, a three-day exhibition that looks at knitwear, yarn waste and what becomes of the materials left over. The show features knitted installations, sculptures and moving image by Erica Collins, Kemi Ajose and Sehar Mehra, and traces the designers' research into how waste can be confronted and existing materials given a new life.
Erica Collins's Athbhreith (meaning rebirth) is built from deadstock knitwear and gradually unravels over the course of the show, inviting visitors to pull the yarn themselves. Kemi Ajose's Current Threads reimagines discarded materials through sculptural textile installations and machine-knitted samples, while Sehar Mehra's Purza is a social drama about a factory worker whose promotion changes how he sees his craft and the people around him.
The opening night on Friday brings drinks, music and conversation.
