Workshop
Natural dye - Red River Tablecloth
Learn to make space decorations from fabric and indigo dye
Registration to participate
In this workshop, participants will create a collection of tablecloths as well as banners made from fabric. The soft textiles will aid in creating a warm space of hospitality and care. The artist team Đu Đủ, in cooperation with Floating University, will guide the workshop and introduce participants to the principles of natural indigo-dying and pattern making.
In addition to creating tablecloths and banners, each participant participant will be provided with a linen scarf to create their own works and bring home afterwards.
Maximum number of attendants: 15 (10 participants and 5 observers)
Registration opens until September 28, 2024
Chosen participants will be informed via email by September 29, 2024
Timeline
Part 1:Introduction to dyeing: what is "dyeing"? plant dye, insect dye, earth dye, resources consumed in "natural dye". Is "natural dye" really eco-friendly?
Part 2:
Introduction to indigo and pattern making batik, katazome, and shibori/itajime.
Part 3:
Practice pattern making and indigo dyeing
After the workshop ends at 12pm, participants are welcome to stay and explore more of the natural dye process.
As an experiment, will let the indigo vat stay at the playground for about 10 days for people to explore what they can do with it.
The workshop is part of „Community Garden“ - a joint initiative between Goethe-Institut Hanoi, Institut français de Hanoi and Think Playgrounds for sustainable development of public spaces and urban landscape of Hanoi through creative uses of recycling and public art. The project is supported by the Franco-German Cultural Fund.
Participating artists
Jöran Mandik
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Eliza Chojnacka
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Đu Đủ
Đu Đủ (meaning Papaya) is a self-research natural dye workshop founded in 2015 in Ha Noi by a Hanoi University of Industrial Design student. The foundation of Đu Đủ was initially built from our love for plant extracted colours. which used to be widely practised right in the heart of Hanoi. Their current focus is on the dye material of indigo (cham) and yam root (cu nau) - two beautiful yet deceivingly simple dyes that have challenged practitioners across the world for thousands of years. They are also coordinating other textile artisans in Vietnam to bring up unique locally made products, from the Hmong hemp weavers in Ha Giang's mountains to traditional silk weavers in Nam Cao, Thai Binh, or the last hand-knotted rug makers in Dong Ha. This is Đu Đủ's main mission in the years to come: to explore possibilities of textile arts of Viet Nam in modern context.
Details
Phuc Tan Forest Park
Nr.195 Hong Ha, Hoan Kiem
Hanoi
Vietnam
Language: Vietnamese, English
Price: Free registration to participate
+84 24 32004494 XuanTung.Le@goethe.de