A (Not So) New Realm: Digitizing Analog Artwork

Cat Ashley College Student Voices What happens when an analog object is brought into a digital space or when an analog object inspires a digital work?

From the Collection

Sustainability & the Natural World Alexandra Poterack Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Sustainability and the natural world From ancient examples to contemporary practices, the museum’s collection and exhibitions offer responses to past challenges and models for building more sustainable futures. Take Care

Reading List

Sustainability & the Natural World Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Alexandra Poterack Sustainability and the natural world These are additional resources we’ve found useful to engage in dialogue and to provide information around environmental and climate issues, impacts and actions. Issue 15 — Green | RISD Museum Publications

The Back Side Story

A Conversation with Chilean Arpilleras Karlie Zhao College Student Voices The Back Side Story is a textile book/zine that, with cute and brightly-colored patchwork and embroidery, documents the civilians daily life, sufferings, and resilience under the Chinese government's zero-Covid policy. Inspired by the Arpilleras made in Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973–90), the Back Side Story acknowledges the values, aesthetics, and political power in Chilean arpilleras by visually referencing their styles and textile techniques.

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The Cycle of Healing

Piecing Together the Past to Set a Blank Canvas for the Future Parvati Vijaykumar College Student Voices This piece is in conversation with the Gee’s Bend quilt, which has a strong story of mending through stitching. It started off with the physical need for warmth. The patterns and motifs were drawn from everyday life, like nature (landscapes around: mountains, green fields, rivers, the sun and the sky) and homes (pitched roofs, chimneys, windows and doors).

Tablecloth of Identities

Carmen Belmonte Sandoval and Isabela C. College Student Voices We were inspired by the Paracas mantle because it has become fragments that are dispersed all around the world without context. Context is important when it comes to creating work and exhibiting it.

Inheritance and Legacy

Emma Powers College Student Voices Inheritance, the headpiece pictured above, and Legacy, the video shown below, are designed to live in the pluriverse. Although to me they represent a deep connection to my mother, our ancestors, and their craft, they also tell a story to the viewer. The story changes much like the headdress does as it moves, weaving a narrative about community, childhood, and a passion for things made by hand. I seek to create a work that, instead of producing a specific story or set of knowledge for the consumption of others, stays true to its origins.