Spin Club Tapestry is an exploration of cultural and personal memory, inspired by the tradition of Spin Clubs in Northern Germany. By following the stitches of original fabric from my village, I follow a path through the lives of my ancestors, their layout of a perfect pattern and the mistakes they made. I connect the present and the past by re-imagining pieces of the embroidery. The patterns I have stitched myself into the paper are only abstractions of the original design and represent fractions of memory. Sometimes the stitching is incomplete, creating an invitation for future generations.
Astrid Reischwitz is a lens-based artist whose work explores storytelling from a personal perspective. Using keepsakes from family life, old photographs, and storytelling strategies, she builds a visual world of memory, identity, place, and home. Her current work explores personal and cultural memory influenced by her upbringing in Germany.
