Anna Bruun
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Ikat in Orissa

I travelled to Orissa in India in the beginning of 2023 to stay with a master weaver in ikat weaving and learn from him and his community. Ikat is a reserve dye technique, where you start by tying specific patterns on the threads. Then you dye the threads, and after dyeing the tied areas are untied again reaveling a patterned thread. When weaving with the ikat threads, the patterns will get a bit blurry, no matter how precisely the process is carried out - the blur is what makes ikat recognizable and beautiful. 
During my time in Orissa, we developed a series of ikat design together, which is shown below. 

Year: 2023

Technique: Handwoven 

Materials: Cotton

Exhibition: De 5 i Indien, Udstillingssted for Tekstil, September 2023
Supported and organized by:
- The Ministry of Culture 
- Aiaca
- The Danish Art Workshops