Yiling Wu (London Craft Week 2024)

Inspired by our mother nature and artist Salvador Dali, the definition of ageing and time both carries in different formats. We once were told to do correct things at the correct timeline following what other people are doing. If you fail to follow what people are doing, you will be considered a failure in your life.  

The time growing with the bloom collection showcases the point of view of time from Yiling in different angles. Inheriting the unique fluid embroidery style that Yiling has always explored with, the distortion of embroidery showcases her definition of time, time is never a linear replicate shape, it is a fluid water that flows in their own will. The core silhouette from the collection is inspired by Salvador Dali’s creation. In Dali’s world, time is never a fixed term, time could be shapeless, time is never a fixed timeframe that everyone should follow. Besides, through the transparency of resin in the artwork, when sun shines through the day, it also represents the fluidity of time.

By deconstructing and reconstructing shapes extracted from the inspirations, this collection Yiling is also dedicated to considering the relationship between her artworks and the functionality of innovative textile in the real world. How her artworks can interact with the environment and how her own artistic language through embroidery can stand within the current textile world and her future image as an innovative textile artist.