Needling Whisper, Needle Country/SMS Series in Camouflage/Big Smile R01-01-01
Embroidery
2015 (made)
2015 (made)
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Silk embroidery with the message 'Big Smile', a North Korean motto, camouflaged in abstract motifs and colourful patterns. The embroidery is mounted on a wooden frame.
Object details
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| Title | Needling Whisper, Needle Country/SMS Series in Camouflage/Big Smile R01-01-01 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on cotton canvas |
| Brief description | Silk embroidery mounted on a wooden frame |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery with the message 'Big Smile', a North Korean motto, camouflaged in abstract motifs and colourful patterns. The embroidery is mounted on a wooden frame. |
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| Credit line | Purchase funded with the support of Samsung |
| Production | The embroidery was designed by Ham Kyungah in Seoul but made by anonymous North Korean embroiderers. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | FE.24-2016 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2016 |
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