Abstract
This paper focuses on a semiotic exploration of textiles, examining the relationship between the designer’s authorial intention as the maker and the interpretation of their work by the viewer, particularly how visual images within textiles are read, and if the designer shares a common ‘visual grammar’ with their audience. The first stage of the paper discusses cultural perceptions of the tactile qualities of textiles and how the visual image in textiles has been used to communicate with the viewer. The role of context as an influencing factor in the meaning generated from image and cloth/fabric, and the dominant cultural codes by which textiles are read, are considered. The second stage examines viewer perceptions of a printed textile installation designed to communicate a family history narrative. Viewers’ interpretations of the narrative and the installation sites are discussed, highlighting examples where personal memory and shared cultural memory influenced their responses.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Textiles, Identity and Innovation |
| Subtitle of host publication | Design the Future: Proceedings of the 1st International Textile Design Conference (D_TEX 2017), November 2-4, 2017, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Editors | Gianni Montagna, Manuela Cristina Paulo Carvalho Figueiredo |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Chapter | 2.2 |
| Pages | 187-194 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315100210 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138296114 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 Sep 2018 |
| Event | Textiles, Identity and Innovation: Design the Future: 1st International Textile Design Conference - University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 2 Nov 2017 → 4 Nov 2017 Conference number: 1 |
Conference
| Conference | Textiles, Identity and Innovation |
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| Abbreviated title | (D_TEX 2017) |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 2/11/17 → 4/11/17 |