Co-knitting by Charlotte Østergaard and Marie Ledendal

This research on co-knitting practices that is co-created with Marie Ledendal addresses processes that discusses materiality of artistic practice and its implications. Taking point of departure in the making of a physical artefact, the proposal considers the interplay between making and thinking, encompassing both the human and the non-human, resulting in co-constructed knowledge and meaning through performative and textile practices.

Drawing on artistic research, this work-in-progress presentation discuss the research process of exploring the dimensions of co-knitting performances. Addressing the following questions, the project explores artistic practices that are improvisational and experimental in nature: Which components and tools contribute to the phenomenon of co-knitting? How can partnership of playful improvisation enable novel ways to explore performative textile methods? How can documentation support ongoing exploration of methods for understanding the phenomenon and its various nuanced perspectives?

This research project is co-created with Marie Ledendal fil. dr, Textile Designer, Senior Lecturer in Applied Visual Communication, Program Director for the bachelor’s programs in Strategic Communication, Lund University, SE.

Visit Charlotte's artist page - charlotteostergaardcopenhagen.dk

Visit Marie's artist page - www.marieledendal.se

The research project will and has been presented at the following events:

4–6 December, 2024. Hurricanes and Scaffolding conference, Umeå University, SE. Conference presentation Co-Creative Knitting – explorations of an improvisational practices” with Marie Ledendahl. Read more about the conference here - umu.se.

17–19 October, 2024. Alliances and Commonalities conference 2024, Stockholm University of the Arts, SE. – performative presentation Caring for co- with knitting practices with Marie Ledendahl. Read more about the conference here.

June 12–14, 2024. CROCUS conference BEYOND SITE/SIGHT.

Dec 6, 2024. Crocus network seminar on the Role of Materiality, Brandstatioen, Helsingborg. SE. – presentation Co-Creative Knitting – explorations of an improvisational practices