It Seemed to Me That the Fabric Was Alive – A Workshop with the Texpol
We invite you to contribute to the creation of an installation that preserves the memories of other people’s bodies and dreams. Workshops on threading beads, buttons, and peas will be led by Texpol, a group of eight creative individuals engaged in textile arts.
On November 7, drawing inspiration from the fairy tale of the Princess and the Pea, we’ll explore connections between textiles and the body, fabric and text. Together, we’ll thread beads and read stories about comfort, rest, and enduring discomfort. What we create will become part of the installation.
We welcome everyone interested in shared artistic experiences. The event is open to the public and workshop-style. You can join at any time, by reading, listening, stringing beads, or simply being with us.
From November 4 to 6, we encourage you to visit Żyjnia during its opening hours and take part in the shared creative process around the installation, with which we will enter into a multidimensional dialogue on November 7.
- November 4–6, 12–6 p.m. | “It Seemed to Me That the Fabric Was Alive” — an open event centered on the Texpol group’s installation.
- November 7, 5:00 p.m. | “It Seemed to Me That the Fabric Was Alive” | A shared literary and artistic event with the Texpol group
About Texpol
– Texpol is a group of eight artists — Julia Bujak, Eliza Chojnacka, Agnieszka Cieszanowska, Julia Ciunowicz, Natalia Gil, Julita Goździk, Sonia Górecka, and Maria Pietras — who work with textiles. Their practice focuses on exploring the role of textiles in contemporary art as a medium for expressing intimate and social narratives. They draw on the language of fabric, thread, weaving, and sewing to tell stories about memory, intimacy, and community. They transform textile practices—often marginalized as “feminine” or “domestic”—into a fully-fledged artistic and political language that speaks to contemporary identities and to craft as a form of resistance and care. In 2024, they made their debut with the exhibition “snucie” at the Center for Contemporary Art (CSW) Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, where they also conducted the workshop “Who Are You, Marzanna?”
The program was co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund.