NICOLE KIERSZ


passionate about weaving, spinning 
and everyday textile culture

curiosity navigates me
constantly learning


textile design
micro weave
micro spin
focus on wool

artistic research
tulipa/INDEX
himmelsberge verfilzteträume

textile dramaturgy
we, the flaneuse
weaving concerts
re_member

graduate projects
alles andere als rosa
reduce material waste


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we, the flaneuse 2023 _ 2024

The durational video work We, the Flaneuse is based on performative crocheting at various public sites in Hamburg. The title references the Black Flaneuse in Nella Larson’s book Quicksand and searches for narratives and politics of female loitering in the city.
By using both indoor and outdoor spaces, Meghna Bhardwaj poses the question of how a fragile material such as yarn and the fragility of a female performative body can be made visible in the public space.  Can the two come together to disrupt the social codes of performing in public? What form of resistance can a gathering of crocheting/crocheted bodies produce?

  

The work is part of Meghna’s ongoing research Yarning . The video work was premiered at K3 Kampnagel in March 2024.

Research: Anand Dhanakoti, Eng Kai Er, Larissa Potapov, Nicole Kiersz, Meghna Bhardwaj 
Performance: Eng Kai Er, Larissa Potapov, Meghna Bhardwaj
Costumes: Nicole Kiersz, Meghna Bhardwaj 
Camera and editing: Larissa Potapov