As part of an investigation into creativity utilising non-hydrocarbon resources, traditional woven materials from the past meet biofabricated root textiles of the future.
Studio Amos is a craft studio in the South East of England, cultivating and harvesting willow to create contemporary woven objects. For the collaboration with Rootfull, they skillfully created coracle support structures. These simple, lightweight boat shapes evoke a pre-industrial craft tradition, symbolising journeys, waterways, and our fundamental connection to nature.
Rootfull's three resulting sculptures, installed at Messums, spark a dialogue across time, blending traditional woven materials of the past with the promise of biofabricated materials in the future.
ROOTED: Material Ecologies, exhibiting at Messums West, Wiltshire, June 2025
With grateful thanks to Studio Amos for their skilled willow basketry.
Kindly supported by Messums