Weaving Demonstration with Flechterei St. Jakob

Stretching thresholds, holding streams is a project initiated by artist Jeanne van Heeswijk and developed with Sophie Mak-Schram and collaborators. A growing constellation of invested people from the surroundings of the Museum are being invited to think in and with the museum's thresholds. Together – as makers, artists, activists, neighbours, and associations – they are working on a project that takes its starting point inside the museum and flows in and out of it, over a period of several months. Therefore, a central aspect of the project is the notion of a «stream».

A stream will physically manifest in the museum and grow throughout the duration of the exhibition: Since the opening of the exhibition, various patterns, colors, and materials can be seen at the telephone booth in the exhibition room. Behind this is a cooperation with the St. Jakob Foundation's weaving workshop. They present different weaving techniques there. Visitors can learn about the craft of weaving through the live demonstration and engage in dialogue with the artists – while the stream grows and grows.