Gyre

GYRE is the scaled up amplification of the vortical structure that makes up plastic on a molecular level. The knitted dimensional surface provides a way of exploring this unique spatial environment through the sensory capacity of our bodies, and to open up conversations: about the materials themselves, about repurposing the plastic coverings that most often are intended to be immediately thrown away, about the invisibility of the environmental crisis of this disposable culture and these relationships to fashion as a reflection of deeper cultural shifts.

Anne Guitteau has joined Katrin Schnabl as collaborator. Using discarded single-use plastic drycleaner bags that have been carefully cut and repurposed into yarn, the traditional craft of knitting becomes the vehicle for a conceptual exploration of space, environment and body with Gyre, a sensory invitation to ponder the interconnectedness of subjective experiences.

Having both independently knitted with plastic before, the Shape of Now residency in 2018 at the Evanston Art Center provided a unique opportunity for a larger-scaled investigation to build what one can’t see: the gyroid structure that makes up plastic on a molecular level.

Image credit: James Prinz

Created in collaboration with Annie Guitteau

Submitted by Katrin Schnabl

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