I introduced about Kadhi last time, I tell about the producer and curator Martand Singh who conveys the wonderful culture to us.
Kadi was on the verge of survival 20 years ago, Mr. Singh made various activities to rebuild his country’s tradition to the present age. Today, Kadhi is used high-end fashion brands. I learned about it is also important someone who conveys the wonderfulness to people, not only the culture or facts itself.
Mr. Martand Singh
The exhibition of Kadhi is held all over the world. I was very impressed the Swatches + Catalog, it was displayed at the first “KHADI: The Fabric of Freedom” on January 30, 2002, the 54th anniversary of Gandhi’s death. Only one hundred copies of this catalog of 108 (the number of earthy desires) fabric samples were created, they look so beautiful! I thought the sense of Singh’s production was also playing a major role in Kadhi’s reconstruction. Ways of conveying is also important, big learning.
Swatches + Catalog
Indian metaphor that he decided to learn in India not in Britain was the following.
For the creation of the world: the warp threads were the sun, and the weft threads the moon, and the sun and the moon between them wove the celestial tapestry.
The expression is very wonder Indian I guess that this metaphor was created because Kadhi or other fabrics spun from ancient times are necessary to life, and it superimposes textiles on the creation of the world.
I think the passion of Mr. Singh who was thrust by this deeply carved metaphor is fully transmitted to the world.
I will tell about what I was touched most at this exhibition next time.
*Some of my texts are cited from the exhibition at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
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