Två dagars program av presentationer och workshops om silke och hem-serikultur – småskalig uppfödning av silkeslarver i hemmet – med konstnärer och forskare som undersöker relationer mellan silkeslarver, mullbärsträd och människor.
Morus is an international silk community, practicing home-sericulture – meaning the breeding of silk worms in a small scale in one’s home – in order to engage local communities in historical processes regarding future silk production. The aim of the project is to raise awareness of the intertwined relationships between silkworms, mulberry trees and humans, as well as to ask questions about these relationships from artistic, social, ecological and ethical perspectives.
The first Morus Silk Symposium takes place in parallel to an exhibition in Super Ö, where artworks and research by 7 members of the community is presented. The symposium program offers presentations, readings, workshops and film screenings.
The artists Hanna Norrna, Irini Gonou and Kleopatra Tsali are the founders of the Morus project, and responsible for the curation of the Silk Symposium in collaboration with the Röhsska museum.
Program 7/9
11:00-12:00 – Workshop for children: The metamorphosis of the silkworm: We use papers, scissors, crayons and glue to create a paper collage of the metamorphosis of the silk worm. Location: Studio at the Röhsska Museum.
13:00-13:45 – Introduction to Morus project: Artists Hanna Norrna, Irini Gonou, and Kleopatra Tsali introduce the project Morus and the concept of home-sericulture, as the starting point for a two-day Silk Symposium in Super Ö.
14:00-14:45 – Riven Threads: The artistic documentary Riven Threads follows the way of parachute silk – from the nationalsocialist silk production as a propaganda program to the Battle of Crete in 1941, where parachutes were later reused by handcrafting women for handkerchiefs.
15:30-16:30 – Reading and reeling workshop: For the Reeding and reeling-session, the participants are offered home-produced silk cocoons to reel thread from, while listening to readings of silk literature by the members of the Morus community in multiple languages, such as:
Twisted Bios by Deborah Jeromin, Fallschirmseide / μετάξυ αλεξιπτώτων by Deborah Jeromin, Chrysalis by Hanna Norrna, Hemlighetstillståndet by Inger Christensen, and more!
Before your visit
Booking soon available.
The number of seats is limited. A booking confirmation must be shown upon attendance. The program is included in the museum admission ticket. Please remember to cancel your spot if you are unable to attend. Cancellations should be made via email to: bokningar.rohsska@kultur.goteborg.se
Drop-in available subject to space.
The activity is in english.
Image: Hanna Norrna.
