rebel strand mountain

Installation of a living mountain and four cloth creatures made from over two tonnes of ‘rebel strands” – strips, shreds, and slivers of material that refuse to conform to the mechanical processes to which they are attempted to be subjected and end up discarded. This disobedient material became a source of fascination for Huge Sillytoe during site visits to textile factories across Italy and Austria as artist-in-residence on the Circulart 3.0 project of Fashion B.E.S.T. at Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte, inspiring this installation and the interconnected performances and video-works The intestines of the mountain, Rebel strands, and Unzip the banks and feed every hungry mouth.

Exhibited at the show Arte al Centro at Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte, Biella, Italy, June – December 2023.

Photos: Alejandro Chellet.