In this children’s workshop, participants will be guided by textile artist Brankiça Žilović as they create their own self-portrait using Polaroid photography and embroidery.

Practical info

  • Tarif enfant 15 €

The presence of an adult is mandatory throughout the entire session (1 adult for every 2 children).

Book

Complete

Place

la Galerie du 19M - Paris/Aubervilliers 

Preparation

For more details, refer to the practical information.

In this workshop, children are invited to take a snapshot of themselves and then embellish it with embroidery using threads, beads, and sequins. The spontaneity of Polaroid photography is associated with the meticulousness and precision of embroidery, from the choice of threads to the stitch-by-stitch application of embellishments. Guided by Brankiça Žilović, they’ll discover the basics of this meticulous art form and then personalise their photograph in a fun and creative way, taking their own embroidered Polaroid home with them.

Brankiça Žilović

 

Brankiça Žilović is a graduate of ENSBA, where she attended the workshops of Vladimir Veličković and Dominique Gauthier. Embroidery and the world of textiles gradually became her exclusive medium. Her work is influenced by the history of Serbia and the wider issues of migration and borders, combining individual and collective histories.

Her work has been exhibited at the Domaine départemental de Chamarande, the Fondation LAccolade (Institut de France), the Fondation François Schneider in Wattwiller, the Shanghai Museum of Modern Art, the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin, and the Musée de la dentelle in Caudry. The artist took part in the “Au-delà de nos rêves” exhibition at the Monastère Royal de Brou in Bourg-en-Bresse and has participated in several contemporary art fairs and festivals including Artissima, Drawing Now, and the Salon de Montrouge. She has taught at the Parsons School in Paris (Textile in Fashion Design) and at LISAA (Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués). She has also taught in the textile department at the Ecole supérieure des Beaux-arts d’Angers, where she coordinated the ‘Extra’ Master’s degree.

 

With a technical mastery developed over some fifteen years, Brankiça Žilović has developed a hybrid and innovative repertoire, exploring the potential of embroidery in a constantly evolving series of stitches and materials. In the run-up to the centenary of the Maison Lesage, she is working with a variety of media and volumes, inviting the public to embroider memories on photographs and old books.

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