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The Slow Movement: Playing With Time
The correlation of craft and the Slow Movement is part of the contemporary zeitgeist that sees craft as a site of resistance to consumer culture. The creative potential of DIY, after years of exile in the realm of uncool, has been brought back into fashion by television programmes like the Channel 4 series, Kirstie’s Homemade Home.
Craft Northern Ireland chose ‘Slow’ as the theme for August Craft Month 2010.
This is the first time that the annual event has danced to a philosophical tune - previous Craft Months have been themed around materials . But the clearest articulation of the concept of ‘Slow’ has been generated around Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution.
Published: Friday, 01st October 2010
Read more in: Arts & Cultural Development
