Asli Hatipoglu

Asli Hatipoglu

Asli Hatipoglu
Asli Hatipoglu
Photo: Geisje van der Linden

Introduction.

Turkish artist Asli Hatipoglu was asked by the TextielMuseum to develop work for the ‘Makers on Materials’ exhibition. For this, she researched the history of silkworm breeding in Kozahan, an important place on Turkey's historic Silk Road. She interacted with spinners and dye experts about the disappearance of local silk cultivation, and discovered more about the evolution of the domesticated silkworm and butterfly Bombyx Mori. The life of this species is now entirely at the service of maximising production for humans.

 

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