JEAN OBERLANDER, GRAYS

MEET THE ARTIST

My work looks at trying to showcase the versatility of the knit stitch, and how knitted garments interact with the body. My interest in how hand knitting in particular has been viewed in both traditional and modern culture also influences what I do. 

Everything I look at derives from the inherent juxtapositions within knit - how it is simultaneously old and new, traditional and innovative. The stigmas surrounding it both inhibit and cause it to hold metaphorical power.