FASHION IN TIMES OF WAR
From Camouflage Nets to Roses of Ties — When Craft Becomes a Language for Women in Exile
A visual talk based on four years of artistic work with Ukrainian women in Sweden, exploring how craft, fashion and making take on new meanings in times of war and displacement.
From camouflage nets to Roses of Ties, the talk traces how knowledge carried in the hands can become a language of memory, connection and new beginnings.
A tie becomes a rose. A personal object becomes a work of art. Stories of love, separation, war and loneliness become tangible.
Optional: Film screening Weaving, produced by Hsuan Yu Pan, and a hands-on Roses of Ties workshop.
CRAFT IN THE AGE OF AI
Can We Create More by Producing Less?
How can we create the new without constantly producing the new?
Starting with Roses of Ties, this talk explores how traditional craft, upcycling and generative AI can work together to imagine new possibilities without physically producing every idea.
Through a live demonstration, a handmade object is transformed through photography and prompting into new forms and designs.
Can AI help us imagine more, waste less and produce only what is worth making?
