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“In 2015, my father passed away after a brief illness. Right after that, I made a colourful tapestry from his clothing. I wanted to capture his life in textile. While working on it, I realised that an artwork about someone is about much more than just that one person. It taught me a lot, not only about my bond with him but also about what it means to be human and how one can develop as a person. The process of making the tapestry brought me closer to my father.”
Family bond
“Barely a year after my father’s death, my mother also passed away after a long illness. For State of Fashion curated by FDFA 2024, I am creating a tapestry that depicts the tender, sensitive, and ambivalent relationship with her. And how textile can help keep a bond alive.
In the tapestry, I incorporate the quilt my mother made for me a long time ago. That quilt serves as the foundation for a textile artwork. I want to cover it with a new layer of patchwork made from personal fabrics.
My mother was a role model for me; I was truly a mama’s boy. It turned out to be much more complicated to honour her with a wall hanging than it was for my father back then.”
Tribute
“It is a tribute to my mother and to motherhood, but it goes beyond that. The tapestry is also about care, connection, upbringing, family ties. In that sense, anyone can be a mother.”
[interview: Nicole Beaujean | N.B tekst & advies]
Bas Kosters
Ode to motherhood, caregiving, and family ties
Fashion Institute Arnhem (2003), artist and designer
State of Fashion curated by FDFA 2024 at Rozet: patchwork wall hanging
working title: A Mother’s Tears