That Which Binds Us Audio Tour:  That Which Binds Us

Featured Voices
• Dawne Hoeg, Founder and Executive Director, Stitch Buffalo
• Munawara Sultana, Artisan, Stitch Buffalo
• MaMyat Win, Artisan, Stitch Buffalo
• Bobby Allen, Art Instructor, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
• Holly E. Hughes, Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection, Buffalo AKG Art Museum

 

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Installation view of a gallery with three works hanging on white walls and a sculpture made from a tire in the center of the space

About the Tour

With fabric, weaving, embroidery, and textiles, the fifteen artists in  That Which Binds Us  reflect on what connects us and the experiences we share. Listen to artisans from Stitch Buffalo, an organization devoted to empowering refugee women, and other textile artists describe what it means to them to work with materials that have such a rich connection to tradition and culture. 


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Installation view of an art gallery with works hanging on white walls and a colorful sculpture in the center of the room

Introductions

Meet Dawne Hoeg, founder of Stitch Buffalo. 


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Side view of a sculpture of a person facing a gallery window

Ryoko Aoki (Japanese, born 1973)

Lake Dugong 2, 2004 
Beads, glue mad fabric on board
23 1/2 x 28 3/4 inches (59.7 x 73 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum  
Gift from the Collection of Ninah and Michael Lynne, 2021 


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A blue and purple beaded artwork

Benji Whalen (American, born 1968)

No More Pain, 2004 
Embroidery floss on stuffed cotton
Overall: 27 x 6 x 3 inches (68.6 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum 
Gift from the Collection of Ninah and Michael Lynne, 2021 


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Embroidered artwork that resembles a tattooed arm

Ann Greene Kelly (American, born 1988)

Untitled, 2019
Tire, plaster, fence, colored pencil and comforter
21 x 35 x 17 inches (53.3 x 88.9 x 43.2 cm) 
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum 
Funding by the Buddy Taub Foundation, 2019 


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Sculpture of a tire cut in half with a comforter sewn in the inside

Upcycling

Learn how Stitch Buffalo makes use of used clothing.


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Installation view of three artworks hanging on white walls and a sculpture in the center of the floor

Jordan Nassar (American, born 1985)

No Stars in the Night, 2023 
Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton 
50 9/16 x 107 3/16 x 2 1/4 inches (128.4 x 272.3 x 5.7 cm) 
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum 
Gift from the Collection of Ninah and Michael Lynne, 2021


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A series of traditional patterns, predominantly in shades of blue and green, arranged in multiple rows. The designs are symmetrical and incorporate floral and geometric motifs.