21 September 2023
Grampian Online: Tales of Huntly's weaving history sought by new Deveron Projects artist Liberatha Alibalio
"As the first step in her two-month project, named The Museum of Embodied Knowledge, textile and multimedia artist Ms Alibalio is gathering local knowledge and history for use as the foundation of her work on the traditional processes. Having never weaved or spun before engaging with the topic during her time in Huntly, Ms Alibalio's previous work has always focused on inherited and embodied knowledge. A Deveron Projects spokesperson said she aims to apply this lens to the key touchstones of Scottish domestic life. The spokesperson said she aims to explore: "knowledge that is not learned from a book or other resource, but the idea that we hold knowledge in our bodies, inherited from past generations"."
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