Abdullah M. I. Syed
Fabricating Economies (USA/Japan - Recto), 2020
hand-loomed found shredded US dollars, hand-cut uncirculated 10 British pound, silver zardozi thread
20.5 x 11.5 cm
51 x 33 cm (framed)
made with assistance from Janet Maughan (Handspinners & Weavers Guild of South Australia)
(Unframed)
51 x 33 cm (framed)
made with assistance from Janet Maughan (Handspinners & Weavers Guild of South Australia)
(Unframed)
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Syed’s series Fabricated Economies (2020) has emerged in assistance with Adelaide weaver Janet Maughan and a chance opportunity. In 2016, Syed stumbled on a lot of shredded decommissioned US dollar...
Syed’s series Fabricated Economies (2020) has emerged in assistance with Adelaide weaver Janet Maughan and a chance opportunity. In 2016, Syed stumbled on a lot of shredded decommissioned US dollar bills in a local Sydney auction house. Their deconstructed form, appearing as strands, threads or fibres appealed to Syed whose natural instinct led him to reweave them into a size and shape similar to their original. However, the original note, having its value corrupted could not be reconstituted, instead the weaving process reveals acts of erasure, discontinuity, and revaluation. For Syed, his new woven tapestries or miniature rugs are fabricated objects of desire that speak to emotional and economic realities that we all are tied to.
