Jacqueline Stojanović: Units

Overview

The tradition of hand weaving is an ancient repository of culture for artist Jacqueline Stojanović. Through her expanded practice of weaving and drawing she manifests the folk traditions of her dual Serbian and Vietnamese heritage. Forging a dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity, past and present, her work shines a light on our contemporary human condition.

Borrowing from the vocabulary of Abstraction, Stojanović reinterprets folk techniques within a contemporary context. Her assemblages, made with a host of materials from the industrial to the domestic, navigate shifts in collective social and material values. The tactile and authentic quality of her hand-crafted textiles emphasise the value of human touch, sustained attention, and collective cultural expression. In Stojanović's work the values of continuity and craftsmanship stand in reaction against the alienation of the digital and migratory age.

Drawn predominantly from the collection of Anthony Scott, this exhibition presents a selection of Jacqueline Stojanović's oeuvre as a catalyst for discussion around cultural preservation, identity, and socioeconomic disparities. Here, nostalgia, interwoven with contemporary cultural practice, prompts us to reflect on the active role the past plays in shaping our present and future.