CREATED FOR FROM CLOTH TO CODE AT THE TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA, THIS PIECE EXPLORES THE TRANSLATION OF TEXTILE HERITAGE INTO A CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL LANGUAGE.

USING A TOILE DE JOUY FROM THE MUSEUM’S ARCHIVE AS ITS STARTING POINT, THE WORK REINTERPRETS THE IMAGERY THROUGH ANIMATION AND DIGITAL FORM, WHILE DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM GUSTAVE COURBET’S LE DÉSESPÉRÉ.

CURATED BY IGNAZIO NICASTRO, FROM CLOTH TO CODE WAS PRESENTED AT THE TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA FROM OCTOBER 2025 TO FEBRUARY 2026. THE EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER NINE TORONTO-BASED ARTISTS WORKING ACROSS ANIMATION, SOUND, INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS, AND DIGITAL MEDIA, EACH RESPONDING TO THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION THROUGH NEW FORMS OF STORYTELLING.