Anita Larkin's guest appearances

Anita Larkin

The Doily Free Zone

FavourEconomy Vol 2. 2016 - 2017

Jane Atkinson

Caitlin McCormack

Ali Rauf

Elena Thornton

Maggie Hensel-Brown

Alicia Jane Boswell

Cora Bellotto

Mariña Regueiro

Rocio Utray

Diana Springall

Cheri Dunnigan

Paula Matthusen

Olivia Valentine

Michele Elliot

Isabel Avendano Hazbun

OwlTail

Welcome to the new season of TextileStories. I have a line up of fascinating and diverse stories for you this season and am so delighted to open with this conversation with Australian sculptor Anita Larkin.Anita’s sculptures bring together an extraordinary combination of materials and sensations to explore the themes of mending, healing, memory, and our relationship to familiar objects. Her sensitivity to the energy which objects hold and how she conserves and interprets it results in unexpected juxtapositions of things and feelings, sparking conversations and evoking strong emotional reactions to the work.I personally found the exhibition “Come to me without a word” deeply moving and quite challenging; it challenged the meanings I attached to ordinary objects, the way in which they relate to my body and that melancholy – and very human – longing for a sense of wholeness. But the exhibition is also about healing and there is something very comforting about the care which Anita takes of the objects in it saying “I suspect that brokeness is actually the natural state of things. We’re probably only fleetingly whole at any one stage”. A gentle and kind thought, particularly in these unsettled times.The walk through of the exhibition “Come to me without a word” with Anita: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O_DsRn2RDw&amp;feature=emb_logoA video with Anita discussing the work in studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qQiBD0lFc&amp;feature=emb_logoYou can find out more about Anita and her work on her website: https://www.anitalarkin.com/Or follow her on Instagram: @anita_larkin_sculptorWould you prefer to listen with a slideshow? Find it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/fsBhodT9AeYTo hear more TextileStories subscribe to our channel or visit: https://www.textilesupport.net/blog-1Music: "Add And" by Broke for Free www.brokeforfree.com/

Welcome to the new season of TextileStories. I have a line up of fascinating and diverse stories for you this season and am so delighted to open with this conversation with Australian sculptor Anita Larkin. Anita’s sculptures bring together an extraordinary combination of materials and sensations to explore the themes of mending, healing, memory, and our relationship to familiar objects. Her sensitivity to the energy which objects hold and how she conserves and interprets it results in unexpected juxtapositions of things and feelings, sparking conversations and evoking strong emotional reactions to the work. I personally found the exhibition “Come to me without a word” deeply moving and quite challenging; it challenged the meanings I attached to ordinary objects, the way in which they relate to my body and that melancholy – and very human – longing for a sense of wholeness. But the exhibition is also about healing and there is something very comforting about the care which Anita takes of the objects in it saying “I suspect that brokeness is actually the natural state of things. We’re probably only fleetingly whole at any one stage”. A gentle and kind thought, particularly in these unsettled times. The walk through of the exhibition “Come to me without a word” with Anita: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O_DsRn2RDw&amp;feature=emb_logo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O_DsRn2RDw&amp;feature=emb_logo</a> A video with Anita discussing the work in studio: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qQiBD0lFc&amp;feature=emb_logo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qQiBD0lFc&amp;feature=emb_logo</a> You can find out more about Anita and her work on her website: <a href="https://www.anitalarkin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.anitalarkin.com/</a> Or follow her on Instagram: @anita_larkin_sculptor Would you prefer to listen with a slideshow? Find it on YouTube here: <a href="https://youtu.be/fsBhodT9AeY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/fsBhodT9AeY</a> To hear more TextileStories subscribe to our channel or visit: <a href="https://www.textilesupport.net/blog-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.textilesupport.net/blog-1</a> Music: "Add And" by Broke for Free <a href="http://www.brokeforfree.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.brokeforfree.com/</a>