The Weaver’s Handshake

by: , December 13, 2021

The Weaver’s Handshake explores the intimacy of text and textiles—how the embodied gestures of craftwork convey queer connection and feminist resistance. Both an archival film-essay and a process-oriented community project, it’s an erotic assemblage of theoretical quilting points that subvert—and call attention to—the emotional archives of distance.


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