Rabiya Choudhry, Raisa Kabir, Jasleen Kaur, Rae-Yen Song

installation view of exhibition with a large scale surreal sculpture, a floor work mimicking a rug and depicting an oversized braid, 6 carpet wall works, a small painting with patterned curtains hanging either side

image of a large scale surreal sculpture with 5 baby-like heads, wiggling arms and a patchwork of fabric cut outs laid over it in the shape of cartoon-like arms and faces

Image of six small multi-colour rectangular carpets in a grid of two rows of three. the carpets read the letters 'N, O'; 'P, R'; 'O, T'; 'E, C'; 'T, I'; 'O, N'

Close up image of multi-colour rectangular carpet wall work with the letters 'E' and 'C'

Close up image of multi-colour rectangular carpet wall work with the letters 'N' and 'O'

a large scale floor work mimicking a rug and depicting an oversized braid

a small painting is hung on the wall and spot-lit, on it are abstract shapes and the words 'my heart is broken', a large curtain hangs either side with a repeat pattern of polka dots

The Deep End

Fabric of Society is a self-organising collective of four UK-based artists of colour. The resulting group exhibition was woven together by an exploration of fabric and textile.

Drawing on associations that fabric has with constructions of womanhood and identity, Fabric of Society creates and interrogates narratives which are – variously – personal, collective and universal. The project invoked the personal stories of the individual artists involved, while reflecting on our broader social fabric as it gathers and stretches around us – at points enduring, at others fragmenting, unravelling, and being remade.

Supported by Creative Scotland and Glasgow International

Rabiya Choudhry

Fabric of Society Artist Talk

Donald Rodney

Donald Rodney at Celine

An early 2000s Mac computer sits on a beige laminate office desk with a keyboard and mouse. The screen has multiple different sized windows open, some with text some with glitchy black and white images.

Sammy Baloji, Bodys Isek Kingelez

Fabric of Society

The Deep End

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